The daily Covid-19 cases reached 89,129 on Saturday, nearing the 97,000 peak during the first wave of the pandemic last year with states witnessing an alarming rise in active cases requiring home or hospital care, ICU and oxygen.
The active caseload nationally reached 6,58,909, making up 5.32 per cent of the country’s total cases. The total active cases surged by 44,213 over the last 24 hours.
The daily Covid-19 cases reached 89,129 on Saturday, nearing the 97,000 peak during the first wave of the pandemic last year with states witnessing an alarming rise in active cases requiring home or hospital care, ICU and oxygen.
The active caseload nationally reached 6,58,909, making up 5.32 per cent of the country’s total cases. The total active cases surged by 44,213 over the last 24 hours.
In percentage terms, Punjab has reported the maximum increase in active cases—a 12-fold jump from 2,122 to 25,458 cases in two months. Haryana has seen a 10-fold rise from 1,055 to 11,022 cases over this period. Over the last 24 hours, 714 deaths were reported across the country, including 49 in Punjab.
Sources said hospitals were reporting three-fold rise in admissions and the supplies of medical oxygen and the situation in ICUs were being reviewed all over again to be ready for a potential surge.
