Speed of the second wave of corona in the country: Peak came in 67 days, 63% cases reduced in 24 days; If this trend continues, then from June 10, less than 50 thousand cases can come every day.

Posted on 1st Jun 2021 by rohit kumar

The outcry caused by the second wave of Corona in the country is now slowly coming to an end. Corona's speed can be gauged from the fact that on March 1, there were 12,270 cases in the country. 67 days later, on May 6, this figure rose 34 times to reach 4.14 lakh. This was the time when there was an outcry in the country for oxygen, ventilators. People were wandering from door to door for drugs like Remdesivir.

 

After this, the decreasing cases of corona sighed relief to the people and the government. The special thing is that at the speed with which the cases were increased, they are also decreasing at the same speed. After May 6, that is, if we talk about the last 24 days, the daily cases have come down by 63% to 1.53 lakhs.

 

If we look at the trend of decreasing cases of the corona, then for the last several days, there is a decrease of around 10 thousand in the number of daily cases. If the same trend continues for the next 10 days, then after June 10, less than 50 thousand cases will come in the country every day. After this, this figure will further decrease in the coming days.

 

Death figures raised concern

The cases of corona are decreasing continuously, but the death toll has raised concerns. On March 1, only 92 deaths were recorded in the country. This figure also reached beyond 4500 in the second wave. Even now the number of daily deaths in the country is not coming down below 3500.

 

If you try to understand the scary figures of death month-wise, then in March, 5,766 people died due to corona in the country. After this, the figure rose to 48,879 in April. In May, the deaths gained further momentum and during this time a record one lakh 14 thousand 159 people died of Corona.

 

Cases increased with testing first, then decline started

As the government increased testing during the second wave. The numbers of new infected began to increase. For example, on March 1, 7.59 lakh tests were done and 12,270 infected were identified. After this, talking about 31 March, the tests were increased to 11.25 lakh and on this day 72 thousand infected were found. The most infected 4.14 lakh were found in the country on 6 May.

 

After this, as the government increased the tests, the cases of corona decreased. The country had the highest number of 22.17 lakh tests conducted on 25 May and 2.08 lakh infected were identified on this day. Now on average 2 lakh, more tests are being done daily and the number of new cases has come down to 2 lakhs.

 

The condition of 6 states in the second wave

 

1. Maharashtra

 

Maharashtra has been hit the most by Corona in the country. So far, 57.13 lakh people have been infected. Here in March, the corona was confirmed among 6.57 lakh people. After this, in April and May, this figure crossed 17 lakhs. The highest number of 68,631 cases were reported here on April 18, which has now come down to below 20 thousand.

 

2. Uttar Pradesh

 

In terms of population, the second wave of Corona in the largest state also created a furor. The pace of Corona was very slow in March here. At that time, there were an average of 500 cases a day. In April, this figure increased to beyond 21 thousand. The highest number of cases was 37,944 on 24 April. Now less than 2000 patients are being found here daily.

 

3. Chhattisgarh

 

The second wave of corona in Chhattisgarh was also very dangerous. There were 36,627 cases of corona here in March. In April, the figure rose by 10 times to 3.79 lakh. The highest number of 17,397 cases were reported here on 23 April. This figure has now fallen to 1600.

 

4. Rajasthan

 

Rajasthan also reported 20 times more cases in April than in March, but Corona wreaked its worst havoc here in May. In May, there were 26 times more cases than in March. Where 12,813 cases were reported in March. At the same time, in May, 3.38 lakh people came under the grip of Corona. The maximum number of 18,298 cases was reported here on 2 May. Now, this figure has come down to below 2500.

 

5. Gujarat

 

Here in March, the corona report of 37,809 people came positive. In April, this figure increased to 2.60 lakhs. In May, around 2.37 lakh people were hit by Corona. Corona was confirmed in 14,605 ​​people here on 30 April. This figure has now come down to less than 2000.

 

6. Madhya Pradesh

 

In Madhya Pradesh too, the havoc of Corona put everyone in a panic. Here the corona spread 8 times faster in April than in March. In March, where 33,745 people were hit by Corona. At the same time, in April this figure crossed 2.67 lakhs. The maximum number of 13,601 cases were reported here on 25 April, which has now come down to below 1500.