Maharashtra recorded more than 3,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the seventh day running while Kerala’s count was back to nearly 5,000 as the two states accounted for almost three-fourth of all cases recorded in the country on Tuesday.
India reported 11,574 fresh coronavirus cases, of which 8,600 came from the two states. While Maharashtra logged 3,663 new cases, Kerala’s count stood at 4,937.
Infections in Kerala had fallen by 9% last week (February 8-14) while the pandemic was showing signs of a resurgence in Maharashtra, with weekly cases rising by almost 15%.
The countrywide toll from the virus touched 100 again after staying below that mark in the past three days. India reported exactly 100 fatalities on Tuesday, with data from Assam yet to come in. Maharashtra reported 39 deaths, followed by 18 in Kerala, six in Chhattisgarh and five in Punjab.
The national case count on Tuesday was higher than the tally recorded last Tuesday (10,723), indicating that Covid numbers could see a slight rise this week if the spike in Maharashtra continues. India has so far recorded 1,09,37,140 cases while 1,55,944 people have succumbed to the infection. Delhi reported just 94 fresh cases. One fatality was registered, taking toll to 10,894.