India added 89,129 new Covid contaminations just now in the midst of a stressing flood in Covid cases that has incited states like Maharashtra to think about lockdown. The present flood is the most noteworthy since September 20 when 92,605 cases were accounted for. 

Circumstance is of "grave worry" in Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana, the Center said after a survey meeting on Friday. These states and association domains represent 90% of the cases and passings in the country, it said. Maharashtra, which has been most exceedingly terrible hit from COVID-19 up until now, revealed upwards of 47,827 new cases yesterday - its most noteworthy since the pandemic spread to India in March 2020. State capital Mumbai detailed 8,648 cases in a 24-hour time frame, outperforming any past high. 

The chance of a lockdown in Maharashtra can't be precluded if the flood in Covid cases proceeds, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday. "Individuals have gotten smug. We are in a Catch 22 circumstance - should we take a gander at economy or wellbeing?" the Chief Minister said in a broadcast address. Confronted with a disturbing spike in Covid cases, experts in Pune have requested a 12-hour night check in time beginning 6 pm today for a time of at any rate multi week. Pune on Friday recorded its most noteworthy single-day high of 9,086 cases, taking its count to 5,51,508. 

Delhi is likewise seeing a stressing flood in cases with the city recording 3,594 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most noteworthy every day tally this year. 

In Tamil Nadu - which will cast a ballot in third period of state surveys on April 6 - 3,290 new cases were accounted for in a day, taking the caseload to 8,92,780. 12,750 individuals have kicked the bucket because of infection in the southern state up until now. The state saw the cases cross the 2,000-blemish on March 27, the 1,000-blemish on March 19 and afterward contacted 1,087, as indicated by a wellbeing release. Circumstance is terrible in adjoining Karnataka as well. The state detailed 4,991 new COVID-19 cases just now, taking the all out count to 10,06,229. The nation is seeing a stressing flood in cases in the midst of an immunization pass through which more than seven crore individuals have been inoculated up until now. "88% of Covid-related passings in our nation have been in the age gathering of 45 years or more. Subsequently, focusing on immunization for this age bunch is central to forestall COVID-related passings," Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog, said as the nation opened extended the vaccination drive to incorporate the age bunch. 

With 1.23 crore contaminations, India has the third most noteworthy number of cases on the planet after the United States and Brazil