India could have added 1 lakh COVID cases last week, but for a tech glitch

• The new COVID-19 case tally is likely to cross the 1 lakh mark this week in the country as it reported 95,000 cases in the previous week.
• The death rate has crossed the 100 mark for the first time in three months.
• India reported over 17,000 new cases and 21 deaths today, as per the data by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The Covid-19 tally in India is on a steep rise once again as it recorded 95,000 new cases in the previous week ending June 26. The number of deaths crossed 100 in just a week for the first time in three months.

India is likely to cross one lakh new cases mark in the coming week. According to a report by the Times of India, India might have crossed this mark this last week, however, due to a technical glitch in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) since Saturday, the daily data of several states like Maharashtra, Kerala were not reflected.

It reported over 17,000 new cases and 21 deaths today on June 27 with 94,420 as active caseload, as of June 27, as per the data by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This is a jump of at least 45% in the daily COVID cases reported from the day before.

Overall, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.62% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 3.39%.

Maharashtra and Kerala remain as the worst-hit states in the country. On Sunday, June 26, Maharashtra recorded 6,493 new cases and five deaths as the cases which were tabulated on Saturday couldn’t be added due to the glitch.

Uddhav Thackeray-led state Maharashtra has also witnessed a 26% rise in the number of ICU admissions in the past week, according to data by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Kerala’s Covid graph breached the 4,000 mark for the second consecutive time on Friday last week, June 24. The state recorded over 4,000 new cases today as well, June 27.

The national capital of India also jumped from 666 new cases on Saturday to 1,891 on Sunday. The number of cases this week is expected to remain similar as the previous week.

According to the ministry data, 197.11 crore doses of vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the COVID-19 inoculation drive.

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