New cases cross 3 lakh for 6th straight day

April so far is the deadliest month since the beginning of the pandemic and the last seven days accounted for half of the deaths reported in the month. Despite lower testing in the weekend, Monday was the sixth day in a row when India’s Covid count exceeded 3 lakh (3.2 lakh on Monday) and deaths crossed the 2,000 mark for the seventh consecutive day.