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Weekly COVID-19 cases rise 31% in India

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eMediNexus    22 February 2021

The number of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 11 million mark on Sunday, as the last one million cases were added in the second longest period till now (65 days). 

The pandemic has grown over the last seven days, with cases showing an increase for the first time in 15 weeks. The country reported 1,00,990 new cases in the week of February 15-21, recording over 1 lakh cases again after a span of five weeks. The figure was 31% higher than the cases in the previous week. Maharashtra, leading the surge, reported an 81% week-on-week rise in infections. The seven-day rolling average of daily cases in the country increased for the seventh straight day. The average increased to 12,770 by Sunday from 11,430 a week ago… (ET Healthworld – TNN, February 22, 2021)

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