Covid-19: 53480 new patients and 354 deaths in 1 day, active cases more than 5.50 lakhs; What is the state of the states

Covid-19 Updates Today: The second wave of corona virus in the country looks dangerous. Every day the number of newcomers remains beyond 50 thousand. Talking about the last 24 hours, there has been some reduction in the number of new patients, but in 1 day, 53480 new patients infected with the corona virus have appeared. With this, the active case of COVID 19 in the country has increased to 5,52,566. In the last 24 hours, 354 people have died, which is the highest since December 16, 2020. At present, the central government has expressed concern over the growing cases of Corona. The Union Health Ministry alerted the states that the situation of COVID 19 in the country is getting worse from bad.

Most affected in 6 states

According to the Health Ministry, the number of corona virus patients in the country has increased to 1,21,49,335 with 53480 new cases in the last 24 hours. So far 1,14,34,301 people have been cured. So far 1,62,468 people have died due to this virus. There are 5,52,566 active cases in the country. However, most of the new cases are coming from Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. In the last 24 hours, 78.56 per cent of the total infected cases in the country are from these states. The total active cases in these 6 states are 79 per cent.

Highest cases in Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, 27,918 new patients of Corona virus have been found in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 23,820 patients have recovered, while 139 have died. Earlier, 31,643 new patients had appeared in the state on Monday and 40,414 on Sunday. So far 27.73 lakh people have been affected by this epidemic in the state. 54,422 have died.

State of other states

In the last 24 hours in Gujarat, 2220 new patients of corona virus were found, while 10 died. So far, 3.05 lakh people have been affected by this epidemic in the state. During this time, 2188 new patients have been found in Punjab and 64 died. So far 2.36 lakh people have been affected by this epidemic in the state. Talking about Delhi, 992 new cases have come in 1 day, while 4 deaths have taken place. The total number of patients in Delhi has reached 6.60 lakhs.

From April 1, those above 45 years of age will get vaccinated

All people over 45 years of age will get the Corona vaccine from April 1. They will be able to get their registration done through Aadhaar card or any government documents that prove identity.

All schools closed till 8th April in UP

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the closure of all government and private schools up to class 8 till April 4 in view of increasing cases of COVID infection in Uttar Pradesh. According to the state government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while reviewing the situation said that cases of infection are increasing in the state. Therefore, the period of closure of all government and private schools up to class 8 should be extended from 31 March to 4 April.

Restrictions also increased in Punjab

The Punjab government has also extended the time limit for restrictions and now schools and colleges will remain closed for the next 10 days. The Punjab government had earlier ordered the closure of educational institutions in cinemas, malls and social programs on March 19, as well as the closure of educational institutions till the end of this month.