India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread.

The Health Ministry reported 103,558 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, topping the previous peak of 97,894 daily cases recorded in late September. Fatalities rose by 478, raising the country’s death toll to 165,101.

https://worldabcnews.com/indias-daily-coronavirus-cases-soar-past-100000-for-1st-time-as-western-state-tightens-restrictions/ - https://worldabcnews.com/indias-daily-coronavirus-cases-soar-past-100000-for-1st-time-as-western-state-tightens-restrictions/

[url]https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/[/url] or https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ for april 6 the number for india is 115,246 new cases, 630 reported covid deaths...out of control. 

If 10% of the new cases would die todays number would mean 11,525 deaths in about four weeks from now...only for today...

This is an old thread...yesterday India's total cases was 256,947 !

It now seems to be out of control in Uttar Pradesh

With 240 million people, Uttar Pradesh is India's most populous state. Home to every sixth Indian, if it was a separate country, it would be the fifth largest by population in the world, just behind China, India, US and Indonesia - and bigger than Pakistan and Brazil.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56799303 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56799303

The Associated Press: 'No place for you': Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge.

https://apnews.com/75e49719fdb19e080b5c93d6a5ad270c - https://apnews.com/75e49719fdb19e080b5c93d6a5ad270c