58 die of Covid infection, highest in a day; cases inch close to 30,000

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 count inched close to the 30,000-mark as a late-night rush of cases reported from Indore in Madhya Pradesh took the day’s count to 1,709 and the total cases to 29,571. Monday’s death toll from the virus zoomed to 58, the highest reported so far in a single day.

While Maharashtra and Gujarat continued to reported high numbers, 522 and 247 new cases, respectively, the attention was shifting to cities where the infection rates remain a matter of concern.

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Indore reported 196 new cases, taking its total to 1,372. Mumbai added as many as 369 new cases. Delhi went past the 3,000-mark in Covid cases, with 190 more people testing positive, lower than Sunday’s 293, but nearly double of last week’s daily aver