The total number of coronavirus cases in India crossed
8.8M million mark; as the country registered 41,100 new infections over the
past 24 hours; the Health Ministry said. According to a ministry update, at
least 447 more people died due to the virus; taking the toll to 129,635. The
country has reported less than 50,000 daily infections for the eighth
consecutive day; with the ministry saying that ‘the daily new cases on an
average show a declining trend over the last five weeks’.
While
India is witnessing a steady decline in the number of cases, many cities including
the country’s capital Delhi are once
again recording a huge spike in the new infections. Currently, the capital is
one of the biggest contributor of new coronavirus cases in the country followed
by southern Kerala state. On Friday; New Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
identified the pollution as ‘one of the biggest factors’ for the spike in Covid-19
cases and hoped the situation would come under control within the next seven to
10 days. Authorities in many states and cities, including New Delhi; banned the
use of firecrackers on Diwali festival celebrated on Saturday in a bid to avoid
the increase in the level of air pollution.
Despite a
ban, bursting of firecrackers at several places brought down the air quality in the capital to ‘severe’ level on
Sunday morning, official data showed. The thick blanket of smog also reduced
the visibility in the morning. A relief from the air pollution is expected as
weather forecasters have predicted rains in New Delhi and neighboring areas on
Sunday.
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