NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 count went past 70,000 on Monday, just two days after crossing the 60,000 milestone, as Maharashtra continued to report above 1,000 new cases for the sixth day running while the pandemic spread alarmingly in Tamil Nadu, which added its highest single-day number of cases at 798.
Overall, however, the count of new cases across the country was down from Sunday’s record high (of 4,308) to 3,607. India now has 70,793, according to the latest numbers reported by states. Maharashtra has nearly a third of all cases. Just four states — Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Delhi — have 66% of India’s Covid caseload.
The count of fresh cases remained high on Monday in Gujarat (347) and Delhi (310), but both these states have reported higher numbers in the past few days.
In what would be a relief for health authorities, Monday’s death toll from the virus came down to 82 after remaining at 113 for two consecutive days. Maharashtra recorded the hig