India has reported the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases in five months, with the second wave of the disease driven by surging infections in the country’s richest state Maharastra.
A total of 68,020 new coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. It was the highest daily rise since Oct 11, according to a Reuters tally.
India has been reporting a spike in cases — above the 60,000 mark — for three consecutive days, though today’s rise was still below September’s peak of more than 90,000 cases a day.
The total number of cases since the epidemic began a year ago crossed the 12 million mark, making India the hardest-hit country outside the United States and Brazil.
