India saw a record singleday spike of 49,310 Covid-19 cases, taking the total number over 13 lakh. The death count has now mounted to 30,601 with 740 new fatalities in last 24 hours. India is now the sixth most-affected country worldwide, deathwise, behind the US, Brazil, Britain, Mexico and Italy. The total tally of Covid-19 cases reported in India so far is13,06,002, with Maharashtra leading with 3,47,502 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,99,749 and Delhi with 1,28,389 cases.
At least 9,615 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 278 deaths were reported in Maharashtra in the last twenty-four hours. On the brighter side, over 5,714 patients across the state were discharged after recovery. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that his administration was aiming for zero mortality due to Covid-19 in the state. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu reported 6,785 new cases in last twenty-four hours, with 53,132 active cases currently in the state. While 88 more people lost their lives taking the death tally to 3,320, 6,504 patients also got discharged from hospitals, adding up to a total of 1,43,297 discharged cases in TN. Delhi recorded 1,025 new Covid-19 cases and 32 fatalities in the last twenty-four hours. The number of active cases now stands at 13,681 in the capital, with 3,777 deaths so far.
In the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, 2712 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. The tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases in India’s most populous state now stands at 21,711. The number includes 37,712 recoveries and 1348 casualties to date. Haryana also recorded 780 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. With this, Haryana›s tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases shot to 29,755, with 6,420 active cases. The virus has already claimed 382 lives in the state. On the other hand, Punjab has reported 482 new cases in the last twenty-four hours. The total number of cases now stands at 12,216, including 3,838 active cases, 8,096 discharged cases and 282 deaths. Jammu and Kashmir reported 353 new cases and 14 more Covid-related deaths within the last 24 hours, as the tally rose to 16,782. However, authorities also recorded 508 recoveries in the state.
Rajasthan reported 375 new cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state stands at 33,595 presently, which includes 9,125 active cases and 598 deaths. Meanwhile, Gujarat›s tally of confirmed corona cases has climbed up to 53,631 with 1068 new cases. The state also recorded 26 more deaths pushing its toll to 2283. At present, there are 12,518 active cases in the state. However, a total of 38,830 patients have been discharged from hospitals across the state post-recovery.
In the south, Karnataka reported 5,007 new coronavirus-positive cases and 110 deaths in the past twenty-four hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 85,870. This number also takes into account 52,791 active cases and 1,724 deaths. Andhra Pradesh reported 8,147 new Covid-19 cases while 49 people died due to the deadly virus. 2,380 patients were also discharged in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state has now reached 80,858 with 39,935 discharged patients and 933 deaths so far.