100,000 New COVID-19 Cases and Bad Governance Push India to Cusp of Disaster The current case-load doubling time is already reportedly higher than it was in September 2020, when India rapidly approached the first peak. People walk or stand at a crowded beach amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, April 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas Health3 hours ago Chennai: Indiaâs daily COVID-19 cases rocketed up by 103,558 on Monday, the biggest such daily increase, according to official data. This jump takes India’s total case load since the COVID-19 epidemic’s start to 12.59 million, a hair’s breadth behind Brazil, at 13 million.