WITH 24K NEW CASES, INDIA’S COVID TALLY REACHES 1.1 CRORE MARK

New Delhi: India’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,01,23,778 with 24,712 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96.93 lakh on Thursday. The death count increased to 1,46,756 with 312 new fatalities.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,93,173 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.69per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. There are 2,83,849 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 2.86 per cent of the total caseload.

Delhi on Wednesday reported 1,063 new Covid-19 cases, including 1,120 recoveries and 37 deaths. Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus toll in the city is 6,20,681, with 6,02,388 recoveries. Death toll reached 10,384.

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported more recoveries than fresh coronavirus cases. The state recorded 3,913 fresh cases, taking the tally to 19.06 lakh. The state also reported 93 deaths during the day. The overall toll has reached 48,969. A total of 7,620 patients were also discharged from hospitals. The number of active patients in the state stands at 54,573.

Odisha’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 3,27,542 after 263 more people tested positive for infection, while four fresh fatalities took the coronavirus death toll to 1,850, today. Currently, Odisha has 2,991 active Covid-19 cases, while as many as 3,22,648 patients have recovered from the highly infectious disease.

West Bengal reported 34 more Covid-19 fatalities yesterday, pushing the death toll to 9,473, while a total of 1,628 fresh cases took the tally to 5,41,624. Altogether, 5,16,462 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 2,153 since Tuesday, it said. The state’s recovery rate stands at 95.35 percent.

Kerala reported 5,177 new Covid-19 cases and 4,801 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Total active cases in the state now is 63,155 with 6,60,445 total recoveries.

Rajasthan reported 1,001 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths and 970 recoveries today. Total cases in the state is 3,02,709 with 2,650 fatalities and 2,88,388 recoveries. Active cases in the state now stand at 11,759.

Andhra Pradesh reported 357 new Covid-19 cases, 355 recoveries and 4 deaths today. Total number of coronavirus cases in the state hiked up to 8,80,075 out of which 3,862 active cases remained. The total number of recoveries in the state is 8,69,124 and the death toll climbed to 7,089.

Goa’s coronavirus caseload reached 50,454 with 90 new infections coming to light on Thursday. One patient died, taking the death toll to 728. The number of recovered patients in the state rose to 48,725