India records a whopping 1.83 lakh COVID-19 cases on January 11, 2022
The Hindu
Highest single-day rise in infections in the third and ongoing wave; active cases cross nine-lakh mark; cases in Mumbai decline for fourth consecutive day; marginal fall in Delhi, Chennai too; Odisha reports sharp spike.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai declined for the fourth consecutive day, with the city recording 11,647 infections on Tuesday. The positivity rate, which indicates the number of positive cases per 100 tests conducted, also reached a seven-day low of 18.7%.
The initial data from the city, which recorded more than 1.75 lakh cases in the past 40 days, indicates a possible early flattening of the case curve.
Data from Delhi and Chennai too hinted at a possible slow down of the spread of infections. In Delhi, 21,529 cases were recorded on Tuesday. While the positivity rate rose slightly above 25%, the pace of increase in cases has slowed down. A similar trend was recorded in Chennai too on Tuesday.