Covid infections in India increased by 1200% in a week

The number of active COVID-19 cases in India has crossed 3,000, with Kerala, Maharashtra and Delhi being the worst-hit states in the latest wave, reports ndtv.

According to the data available on the official website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 3,395 active Coronavirus cases in the country as of Saturday morning, a rise of about 1,200 per cent from last week. India had 257 active cases on May 22 and 1,010 by May 26.

The country reported 685 new coronavirus cases between Friday and Saturday, along with four deaths, the data showed.

Kerala, the worst-hit state in India, reported 189 new Covid cases on Friday, and has 1,336 active infections, according to the data.

It is followed by Maharashtra (467), Delhi (375), Gujarat (265), Karnataka (234), West Bengal (205), Tamil Nadu (185) and Uttar Pradesh (117).

Rajasthan (60), Puducherry (41), Haryana (26), Andhra Pradesh (17) and Madhya Pradesh (16) are other states that are seeing an uptick in Covid cases.

The data also showed that India has reported 26 deaths this year._Agencies.