NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload went past 1.75 lakh on Saturday, three days after crossing the 1.5 lakh milestone, as the number of new infections touched another new peak, going past 8,000 for the first time in a single day. Fresh cases have risen to new highs in seven of the last 10 days.
The countrywide coronavirus-related death toll crossed the 5,000 mark, as 200 fatalities were reported on Saturday, the second highest number after Friday’s figure of 270. India had recorded 1,76,823 Covid-19 cases, as per confirmed reports from state government till late on Saturday, with 8,026 fresh cases.
While Maharashtra continued to report the highest numbers — 2,940 cases, equalling the second-highest count for the state in a single day — at least four states recorded their biggest spike in cases on the day. These were Delhi (1
