India records 360,960 cases, biggest-ever 24-hr spike

India reports 3,60,960 new #COVID19 cases, 3293 deaths and 2,61,162 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

The Covid-19 situation in India has turned grim with the country has been reporting over 3 lakh cases of coronavirus infections daily for almost a week now.

Several states/UTs, including the national capital Delhi, have been facing a shortage of medical Oxygen, hospital beds for Coronavirus patients, and medicine.

The positivity rate and deaths related to complications of Covid-19 have gone up sharply. In order to limit the spread of the second wave of coronavirus infections, strict regulations like curfew and lockdown are back. States/UTs have also adopted many tighter measures such as heavy fines against mask indiscipline, curbs on social gatherings, etc.