medical capacity and overburdened health system.Despite a much slower case doubling rate than earlier in the outbreak, new infections and deaths are now rising faster in India than in most other badly-hit countries.
Among countries with death counts greater than 4,000, India has recorded the second fastest increase in deaths over the past week and the biggest spike in confirmed cases.
Over the weekend, India’s case tally crossed that of Spain and Italy, and is now the fifth highest in the world.At 3,060 deaths, Maharashtra has the highest toll in the country so far due to covid-19, followed by Gujarat (1,249), Delhi (761), Madhya Pradesh (412), and West Bengal (396).