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India records highest number of new Covid-19 cases in three months; Fear of fourth wave grows

In a 24-hour period, 5,233 infections were registered, while the death toll rose to 5,24,715 with seven new fatalities

New Delhi:According to the official data released by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, daily coronavirus infections in India surpassed 5,000 for the first time in 93 days, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases to 4,31,90,282, with 28,857 active cases. The rising number of infections has created anxiety in masses and some are even starting to wonder about IIT’s prediction of a fourth wave in June. Researchers from IIT Kanpur had predicted that a fourth wave of Covid-19 will likely come around June 22 and will last at least for four months. It was a statistical study which said that the curve will reach peak from August 15 to 31st.

In a 24-hour period, 5,233 infections were registered, while the death toll rose to 5,24,715 with seven new fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am today. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,36,710, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent.

An increase of 1,881 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.67 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.12 per cent, according to the Health Ministry.
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