The death count rose to 4,971, with Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Bihar recording a bigger spike than the national average in the past seven days The number of reported coronavirus cases in India rose nearly 10 percent over the last two days to 173,763, latest data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) showed.
The death toll reached 4,971, also rising 10 percent over the same period. Both numbers had risen 9 percent each in the preceding 48 hours.
So far this week, the number of cases has gone up by 25 percent (between Monday morning and Saturday morning). This is slower than the previous five days when the number of cases had grown 30 percent.