New Delhi: The Covid-19 daily case jumped 21% in 24 hours when India recorded more than 1.4 lakh fresh infections on Friday, only the day after the daily calculation had crossed a 1-lakh sign for the first time in seven months.
The national case count Friday reached 1.41,525 late at night with data from two smaller countries not yet entered.
The previous day, 1.17,067 cases were detected.
Because the surge began on December 28, cases have increased by more than 20% at 11 days except one.
Daily growth rates have been above 40% in four days and higher than 55% on two occasions.
While the death of the virus remains very low so far, the toll gradually rises.
On Friday, India reported 129 deaths, the highest in 23 days.
This is the second day in the last four when death has crossed 100 marks.
With the addition of old fatality, the overall victim rose 283 on Friday.
In Maharashtra, the daily case touched 238 days with 40,925 fresh cases reported on Friday.
The calculation is 12.8% higher than the previous day calculation of 36,265.
The cases in Mumbai were enlarged to 20,971, the highest number one day in the city since the start of Pandemi.
As in the last few days, Bengal reported the second highest number of new cases in the country at 18.213, followed by Delhi at 17,335.
More than 1.4 lakh new covid cases, a 21% increase in a day
