Over the past week, Gujarat has seen the highest rise in new infections and Rajasthan has seen the highest spike in deaths The number of reported covid-19 cases in India rose by 18 percent over the past two days to 18,985, data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) published last evening showed.
This is a slightly faster rate of increase as compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 16 percent to 16,116.
Although India’s covid-19 trajectory has tapered slightly over the past couple of weeks, it continues to be steeper compared to Asian peers such as Japan, Indonesia, and Pakistan.