India records 45% spike in daily case count; Mumbai sees highest Covid deaths since Feb – Top Updates
Coronavirus June 27 Latest News: India once again registered a sharp single-day spike in daily case count as the new infections rose to 17,073 on Monday, the morning health bulletin said. In terms of fatalities, the country saw 25 Covid deaths, showed the official data. In terms of daily surge, Monday’s case count registered 45 per cent increase. The active case count also witnessed a considerable hike. The government records say that India has now 94,420 active coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, nation’s Covid-19 vaccination drive achieved a new milestone. The health ministry says that 197.11 crore shots of coronavirus vaccine have been given to eligible beneficiaries across the country.
The situation remains alarming in Maharashtra with Mumbai reporting highest number of Covid deaths in span of one day since February 7. State records show that five individuals lost their lives to the viral infection in Mumbai in the last 24 hours. The Sunday data showed that Maharashtra has 54 cases of Omicron sub lineages – BA.4 and BA.5.
In other development, Tamil Nadu government has decided to bring back the mask mandate for people in public places. This comes on the back of consistent surge in coronavirus cases with Chennai topping the state tally.