Maharashtra once again logged the highest number of cases among all states with 8,623 infections.
India on Friday registered 16,752 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,10,96,731, government data showed. The new cases were 1% higher than Friday’s count of 16,577. The country’s toll rose to 1,57,051 after 113 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stood at 1,64,511, while the number of recoveries reached 1,07,75,169. So far, more than 1.43 crore health and frontline workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Maharashtra once gain logged the highest number of cases among all states with 8,623 infections, making it the fourth day in a row when the state witnessed over 8,000 cases. The capital Mumbai reported 987 new cases, while four people died due to the virus. Meanwhile, authorities extended the lockdown in Amravati district for another week till March 8 on Saturday. Besides the lockdown, Anjangaon Surji village has been declared a containment zone.
