Daily cases of Covid-19 in India crossed the grim landmark of 1 lakh on Thursday, just eight days after going past the 10,000 mark, as the virus continued to spread at an unprecedented speed following the entry of the Omicron variant.
India had last recorded 1 lakh new infections in a day on June 6, 2021, when the second wave was on the wane. On Thursday, the tally of fresh cases swelled to nearly 1,17,000 (116,964, with one state yet to report), as per TOI’s Covid database. On Wednesday, India had reported 90,889 new cases.
A similar rise in daily numbers—from 10,000 to 1 lakh— had taken 103 days in the first wave (cases peaked at 98,795) and 47 days in the second. So, the current rate of growth is more than five times faster than it was at the start of the second wave, which peaked at over 4 lakh daily cases.
Slight death uptick in states seeing spike
In the 10 days since the surge began on December 28, cases have risen at a scorching daily rate of 35% so far. Thursday’s numbers were nearly 29% higher than Wednesday’s count. The previous two days had seen cases rise by 56.3% and 56.6%, respectively, following a rise in testing after the weekend.
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