Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Thane, and Ariyalur districts have accounted for more than half of all new cases over the past two days The number of reported coronavirus cases in India rose 14 percent over the past two days to 56,342, data from the morning update of the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) showed.
This is a slower rate of increase compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 16 percent to 49,391.
So far this week, the number of cases has gone up by 32 percent (between Monday morning and Friday morning). This is a faster rate of increase compared to the previous four days, when confirmed cases had risen by 28 percent.