96,982 Fresh Covid Cases In India Day After 1-Lakh Mark Was Breached: 10 Points.

India Coronavirus Cases: Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in the country, reported 47,288 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total count in the state to over 3.23 lakh.

A single-day spike of 96,982 infections, a day after India breached the one-lakh mark in daily cases, has taken the country's coronavirus caseload to over 1.26 crore, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning showed.

1. The number of deaths climbed to 1,65,547 with 446 people dying of COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours. India is the country with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world after the United States and Brazil.

2. Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in the country, reported 47,288 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total count in the state to over 3.23 lakh.

3. MaharashtraChief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow people above 25 years of age to receive COVID-19 shots, which he said will protect the young people from the rapid spread of coronavirus at a time when they are stepping outside their homes to earn a livelihood. 

1. Delhi recorded 3,548 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the tally to over 6.79 lakh. Amid concerns of the second wave of Covid overwhelming the capital's public health infrastructure, the Delhi government said private hospitals with more than 100 beds will have to reserve 30% of total normal and ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds for Covid patients. 

2. On Sunday, at a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that central teams should immediately be sent to three states - Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.

3. Source:NDTV