In the last 24 hours, India reported 9815 fresh Covid-19 cases, its biggest single-day jump so far, taking the nation’s Coronavirus tally to 226,770 on Friday. According to the Union Health Ministry, India reported its highest single-day deaths with 273 causalities, taking the death toll to 6348 since the first infection was reported on 30^th January, in Kerala.

Recovery rate recovers:
This week, the recovery rate of patients fighting the Coronavirus drastically rose and then after it decreased daily, but on Friday, the recovery rate saw a positive rise and reached at 48.27 per cent. As per the Union Health Ministry, 109,461 patients have recovered and discharged safely, the active cases, however, rose to 110,960.

Maharashtra saw 2,933 new infections taking the total number of cases to 77,793. The worst affected state also witnessed the biggest single-day spike in a number of deaths as 123 causalities were registered in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s death toll up to 2,710. Gujarat registered 494 cases on a single day as the state’s tally rose to 18,631.

Preparations underway in Puri at Jagannath’s Temple:

Even though the centre has allowed allowing religious sites to resume, rituals and preparations began in lieu of Lord Jagannath’s rath yatra in Puri without any devotees. The surge in cases might spark up questions of Unlock 1.0 by the central government. The government has issued SOPs for reopening malls, religious sites, hotels and restaurants, but is it a case of too early too soon, only time will tell.

The global count of Covid-19 cases has crossed 6.42 Million with over 383,000 deaths.