India report a record addition Corona case the highest was 152,879 cases on Sunday (11/4/2021) local time. This is a record recorded for the sixth time in the last week.
Quoted from Reuters, new cases of Corona in India have continued to show an increase since the country reported more than 100,000 cases a day on Monday (5/4/2021). Previously, India also recorded a record of 145,384 new cases on Saturday (10/4/2021).
India’s Ministry of Health also reported 839 deaths as a result COVID-19 on Sunday. Mentioned, this is the highest case of death since the last five months.
The high increase in cases occurred amidst the incessant implementation vaccination against COVID-19 in that country. India has given 100 million doses of Corona vaccine to its citizens since mid-January.
With this number, India has become one of the countries with the fastest implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination in the world, apart from the United States and China.
Why Corona case in India continues to increase even though the vaccine coverage is already high?
According to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the surge in Corona cases in his country originated from crowds that occurred during election campaigns and religious festivals. Moreover, many residents did not wear masks in the two events.
“Mass gatherings for elections and religious events have accelerated the spread of COVID, for which we are all responsible to some extent,” said Sonia Gandhi, head of the opposition party at a congress in India.
In addition, there have been many business sectors in India that have been opened since last February, so that mobility in the country is getting higher.
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