NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic worsened in the country as fresh cases on Tuesday zoomed past the 30,000 mark for the first time, even as total deaths from the virus crossed 24,000, with the second-highest single-day addition of 582 fatalities to the toll.
As many as 30,142 new infections emerged across the country on Tuesday, taking the total caseload to 9,36,994, as per data collated from state governments. The previous highest single-day count of cases was 29,271 reported on Sunday.
On Sunday and Monday, India’s daily Covid-19 cases were the second highest in the world after the US, having overtaken Brazil’s tally on these days. Brazil’s daily count had fallen sharply since Friday, when the country had reported over 45,000 new infections, while India’s tally was gradually rising. Global data for Tuesday was awaited at the time of going to press.
In another record of sorts, as many as 10 states reported more than 1,000 fresh infections each on Tuesday. The day