Coronavirus Highlights February 24, 2021: India's coronavirus tally surged to 1,10,30,176, while the active caseload fell below the 1.5-lakh mark and is pegged at 1,46,907, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, India's daily positivity rate remains below 3 per cent, the ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll due to the novel coronavirus infection stands at 1,56,567 and 1,07,26,702 people have so far been cured and discharged..
Amravati becomes Maharashtra s new Covid-19 hotspot. But how did it happen?
Amravati becomes Maharashtra s new Covid-19 hotspot. But how did it happen?
With 5,406 active cases, Amravati ranks second in the list of districts with the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra. Only Mumbai, with 6,850 active cases, is ahead of it.
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UPDATED: February 23, 2021 21:21 IST
Amravati has seen a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases. Experts have hinted at a new mutated strain of the virus but confirmation about it is awaited from the National Institute of Virology. (Photo: PTI file)
In September 2020, when Maharashtra and Mumbai reached their peaks in daily Covid-19 cases recording more than 35,000 and 2,500 cases a day, respectively the far-flung district of Amravati was hardly recording 100 cases daily.