India registered 103,558 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the highest one-day increase in infections so far during the pandemic.
The number of new daily cases in India has risen steadily since March 10, with the country also reporting 741,830 active cases on Monday – the highest number since October 20.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to discuss the situation of Covid-19.
“(He) drew attention to the prevention of death in all circumstances by increasing healthcare infrastructure, oxygen and ventilator availability in addition to the required logistics and ensuring that clinical management protocols are followed in all hospitals as well as for home care. ” statement from the prime minister’s office said.
Modi has also dispatched a team of public health specialists to be sent to the state of Maharashtra, which has contributed 57% of the country’s coronavirus in the past two weeks.
On Monday, India recorded 12,589,067 coronavirus cases, the third highest in the world, including 165,101 related deaths and 11,682,136 recovery cases. According to the Indian Ministry of Health, it also dispensed 79,105,163 vaccine doses.