NEW DELHI: For the fourth day running, the number of new Covid-19 cases in India hit a new high, with 2,900 being added on Monday as the country’s total coronavirus count crossed 45,000. In a huge spike in infections, Tamil Nadu became the second state after Maharashtra to report more than 500 cases in a day.
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There were 99 corona-related deaths across the country, the joint-highest for a single day along with Saturday’s toll.
Tamil Nadu’s recorded as many as 527 new cases while Maharashtra continued to register the country’s highest Covid count, 771 on Monday. Delhi’s count, at 349, dipped marginally from Sunday’s peak.
Along with Tamil Nadu, the states that reported their highest single-day rise in cases on Monday were Gujarat (376), Rajasthan (175) Haryana (75) and West Bengal (61).
Maharashtra reported as many as 35 deaths on Monday, the second-highest for a single-day in the state, 18 of which were in Mumbai. The city also reported 510 new cases, taking its total count past 9,000. Deaths in Gujarat touched a new high of 29, with Ahmedabad accounting for as many as 26.
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