COVID: India sees sudden jump in cases; Goa reporting over 100 daily cases || ENGLISH || GOA365

India's daily Covid caseload rose by 28% over the previous day on Sunday, with as many as 3,824 people testing positive for the viral disease, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard.

The jump in cases has put states on alert including Goa which has been reporting over 100 cases daily for the last couple of days. Here’s more on the current covid situation

In recent days, India's daily Covid tally has once again started to rise, prompting officials to take note. States such as Maharashtra and Delhi, among others, are seeing a gradual increase; while stressing there was no need to panic, authorities have urged people to remain vigilant, and the mandatory mask mandate, too, is yet to be reintroduced.

On March 22, prime minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meet to review on the Covid situation in the country, and the preparedness to deal with a potential health contingency.

Meanwhile, as per the latest data, the total number of active patients was at 18,389 with overall infections totalling 4,47,22,605.  The number of recoveries, on the other hand, surged to 4,41,73,335. A total of 5,30,881 lives have been lost to the pandemic so far according to the health ministry's data. In terms of vaccination, more than 2.2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Active cases: 18,389

Total infections: 4,47,22,605

Total recoveries: 4,41,73,335

Total deaths: 5,30,881

Vaccination doses administered: 2.2 billion

Goa meanwhile has been reporting over 100 cases daily for the last couple of days with one death being reported earlier this week. While no fresh SOPs have been issued, authorities have urged citizens to continue practising covid appropriate behaviour such as wearing of masks in public places and washing hands.