NEW DELHI: India in February reported the fewest number of Covid-19 cases since May last year but infections continued to surge for the second straight week with the last seven days seeing a surge of more than 19% in cases and nearly 18% rise in deaths from the virus.
There were 3,53,750 new cases of the coronavirus in February, a big drop from the number reported in the previous month, when infections had risen by more than 4.7 lakh. February’s Covid count was the lowest in nine months since May last year, when the country had recorded 1.5 lakh new cases. The number had shot up to 4 lakh in June.
Deaths from the virus dropped sharply in February to 2,767, from 5,453 recorded in January. The Covid toll in February was the lowest since April last year, which had seen 1,085 fatalities in the country.
These cheerful numbers, however, were dampened by the spike in the pandemic over the past two weeks. This was also the first time in six weeks that new cases topped the 1 lakh mark. Last week (February 15-21), 89,258 cases were recorded.
On Sunday, India recorded 15,615 new cases, a slight drop from the 16,000-plus numbers being reported over the past four days. Maharashtra continued to record over 8,000 cases, accounting for more than half of the total count. There were 110 deaths on Sunday.
There were 3,53,750 new cases of the coronavirus in February, a big drop from the number reported in the previous month, when infections had risen by more than 4.7 lakh. February’s Covid count was the lowest in nine months since May last year, when the country had recorded 1.5 lakh new cases. The number had shot up to 4 lakh in June.
Deaths from the virus dropped sharply in February to 2,767, from 5,453 recorded in January. The Covid toll in February was the lowest since April last year, which had seen 1,085 fatalities in the country.
These cheerful numbers, however, were dampened by the spike in the pandemic over the past two weeks. This was also the first time in six weeks that new cases topped the 1 lakh mark. Last week (February 15-21), 89,258 cases were recorded.
On Sunday, India recorded 15,615 new cases, a slight drop from the 16,000-plus numbers being reported over the past four days. Maharashtra continued to record over 8,000 cases, accounting for more than half of the total count. There were 110 deaths on Sunday.