According to the Health Ministry’s latest data, there has been a substantial rise in the number of districts with over 10 cases - from 86 to 126 over the past week Coronavirus (COVID-19): Even as some states have already announced an extension of restrictions for two more weeks, the Centre is learnt to be looking at a lockdown model which allows the states to decide if there is room for relaxation in some areas. However, the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to almost half the total districts in the country - from 284 to 354 districts over the past week - is likely to weigh on the mind of the Central government in crafting a graded approach. Also, the number of cases is still rising.
In the highest single-day spike so far, 918 cases and 31 deaths were reported across the country on Sunday. The total has now gone up to 8,447 cases, of which 273 have died while 764…
