Never before, since the outbreak began in the first week of March, has there been three straight days of decline in daily numbers. But there is little in it beyond this statistical coincidence, which was partly made possible by the decision of the Delhi government to reschedule its COVID bulletins and report only half-days figures on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 10:
For the third straight day on Saturday, the number of new cases of novel Coronavirus in the country was slightly lower than the previous day. On Thursday, 3355 new Coronavirus patients were discovered throughout the country, which was lower than the 3530 reported a day earlier. It was then followed by 3340 on Friday, and 3083 on Saturday.
Never before, since the outbreak began in the first week of March, has there been three straight days of decline in daily numbers. But there is little in it beyond this statistical coincidence, which was partly made possible by the decision of the Delhi government to reschedule its COVID bulletins and report only half-days figures on Saturday.
Top ten states with maximum caseload as on Friday
| State | Total Cases | New Cases | Deaths |
| Maharashtra | 20228 | 1165 | 779 |
| Gujarat | 7797 | 394 | 472 |
| Delhi | 6542 | 224 | 68 |
| Tamil Nadu | 6535 | 526 | 44 |
| Rajasthan | 3603 | 129 | 106 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3457 | 116 | 211 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3373 | 159 | 74 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1930 | 43 | 45 |
| West Bengal | 1786 | 108 | 171 |
| Punjab | 1762 | 31 | 31 |
Delhi said it had decided to follow a 24-hour cycle from midnight to midnight for releasing its data, and would discontinue its practice of revealing information in the evening for data collected till four pm in the afternoon. On Saturday, it released only those numbers that were collected between four pm and midnight on Friday, and no information from Saturday.
There was an increase of 224 cases in Delhi during this time, which was lower than the 300 to 400 cases Delhi had been reporting till now, sometimes more, while following its earlier cycle of releasing information. Delhi now has 6542 cases.
Courtesy: Indian Express
