The first eleven days of May have already seen a doubling in India’s corona case count, and the tally could rise to 100,000 in six days The number of reported coronavirus cases in India rose nearly 12.5 percent over the past two days to 70,756, data from the morning update of the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) showed.
This is slightly higher than the rate of increase compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 11.7 percent to 62,939.
After tapering last month, India’s coronavirus trajectory has picked up this month, with new infections and deaths rising faster in India than in most other countries.