Led by Maharashtra, Indiaâs COVID-19 Case Load Is Rising Again The uneven data, uneven quality of data and uneven access to existing data have together made it difficult to validate various claims made by political leaders and other commentators. A medic takes samples from a man for COVID-19 testing, at APMC market in Navi Mumbai, Friday, March 5, 2021. Photo: PTI Health08/Mar/2021 New Delhi: Indiaâs COVID-19 case load is rising again. According to publicly available data, Maharashtra appears to be reporting the highest number of daily new cases by state â 11,141 in the l...