Uttar Pradesh also saw an unprecedented surge, as 62,005 cases were reported during 5-11 April, in contrast to only 16,269 new cases between 29 March and 4 April.
This indicates that the state saw a 281% rise over the previous week.
On Tuesday, 13 April, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest-ever single day spike, as 18,021 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
In the state of Rajasthan, 8,649 cases were recorded from 29 March-4 April. By the next week, the figure rose to 24,468, indicating a rise of 182%.
With a nearly three-fold increase in weekly infections, the state on Monday recorded 5,771 new Covid-19 cases.
According to a report by the health ministry, Jaipur contributed the highest number of cases (961), followed by Udaipur (709).
Uttarakhand was not too far behind as it saw a 175% increase in weekly cases from 29 March to 11 April. While 2,383 cases were recorded from 19 March-4 April, the figure rose to 6,548 in the week that followed.
On 29 March, 109 fresh cases were…
