Opinion | Second wave of pandemic has struck Maharashtra, but lockdown is not the answer

This is worrying news for all. For the first time in the last 111 days, the daily number of Covid-19 cases in India crossed 40,000 to reach 40,944. The number of active cases also increased by 19,000, the biggest increase since last September. The surge in Covid cases has been consistent since the last nine days, as the pandemic continues to spread across 17 states, with Maharashtra leading. The number of active cases jumped to 2.9 lakh on Friday, with more than 54,000 cases in the last three days.