6 states record maximum Covid cases,Nagpur imposes new restrictions

Six states in the country continue to account for 84.44 per cent of the total cases reported in the last 24 hours, the government said on Friday. The states are Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi which also reported the highest surge in new cases in a single day.  Maharashtra is the worst-hit by the resurgence of Covid-19. On Thursday, it reported its highest 8,998 fresh cases which pushed the state's tally to 21,88,183. It is followed by Kerala which registered 2,616 cases on Thursday. Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat reported a spike of 1071; 571; 482; 480 cases, respectively, as per the health ministry. In the national capital, there were 261 cases in the span of 24 hours.

Apart from this, 18 states and union territories, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the government also said in the statement.

In Maharashtra, Nagpur division is witnessing a spike in Covid 19 cases. On Thursday,1070 new covid-19 cases were registered in Nagpur district alone. Amravati district is also registering 600 plus cases since the last 5 days. New restrictions are imposed in Nagpur district due to the recent spike of Covid cases. District collector Ravindra Thakre had directed people in rural areas of Nagpur district to inform the respective local authorities about wedding ceremonies at home too. Commissioner of police Nagpur Amitesh Kumar has also issued notification banning any mass gatherings, taking out procession or holding public gatherings, from March 5th to 19th.The order is issued as pragat Din of Gajanan Maharaj is being observed in large scale in the city by individuals and social and religious organisation