Coronavirus numbers explained: Daily increase touch a new record for the fourth time in one week

Maharashtra discovered 811 new infections on Saturday, a record for the state as well, taking its total to 7,628 cases. With 1,076 people in the state recovering from the disease, there were 6,552 active cases in the state.

Gujarat, on the other hand, added another 246 cases on Saturday to reach a total of 3,061.

Both Maharashtra and Gujarat have more than doubled their numbers in the past one week. Maharashtra showed an increase of 109 per cent compared to its numbers exactly a week before, on April 18, while Gujarat has had an increase of 122 per cent over the same period.

Contribution of Maharashtra and Gujarat to daily increase in last one week

More than a month into the lockdown, four very distinct growth trajectories have emerged in different parts of the country. There are, largely smaller, states which haven’t reported any new cases in several days, and all, or a large majority, of their patients have already recovered from the disease. This would include states like Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, Ladakh, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, that have reported very few cases.

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In the second group fall states like Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh or Uttarakhand, have been reporting one or two cases every few days. Their numbers are still below a hundred, and they are adding new cases in a trickle.

Then there are states with a substantial number of Coronavirus patients, like Punjab or Haryana which are reporting a steady rise in their numbers but without any big jumps. Kerala, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir would also fall in this category. The increase in new cases looks much more manageable in these states.

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Then there are the fastest growing states that are driving the number for India. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. These states are contributing 70 to 80 per cent of all cases in the country every day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu also fall in this category.