Recovery tracker: Greater power generation and mobility even as cases spike

Vehicle registrations and railway freight numbers came in lower than before

India generated more electricity than ever before and showed signs of greater mobility even amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases.

As many as 8,084 new cases were recorded during the past 24 hours, according to a government update on Monday.  This is nearly 80 per cent higher than the 4,518 cases logged in last week.

Power generation trended higher amid the delayed monsoon. Power utilities across the country generated 4,785 million units of electricity on average per day during the week ended June 12, up 17.1 per cent from 4,087 MUs generated during the corresponding week in CY19. The generation