Active cases cross 2 lakh after 53 days, Friday’s count close to 25k

Covid-19 infections continued to surge in the country with the daily case count at nearly 25,000 on Friday, even as India's active cases crossed the 2-lakh mark after 53 days. Active cases have risen by nearly 48% since hitting a low of 1.35 lakh exactly a month ago (February 14). Since then, active cases have increased in 21 out of 36 states/Union Territories, with 10 showing higher growth than the national average.

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