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Silver lining: India records highest-ever coronavirus recoveries in 24 hours

Covid-19 recoveries surge to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people getting discharged from hospitals in a day, the highest so far.

India added 37,724 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the country›s tally to 11,92,915, while recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people recovered in a day, the highest so far. The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732 with 648 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. There are 4,11,133 active cases of coronavirus cases presently in the country, while 7,53,049 people having recovered so far. Thus, 63.13% people have recovered.

Maharashtra reported an unprecedented surge of more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases on in last 24 hours, with the spike of 10,576 cases making it the highest single-day surge till date, taking the state›s total case tally to 3,37,607. The state also recorded 280 deaths which took the total death toll to 12,556. Of the total case tally, 1,36,980 are active ones. With 5,552 patients discharged in last twenty-four hours, the recoveries till date has gone up to 1,87,769. With 1,310 new cases reported, Mumbai›s total case tally reached has 1,04,678 of whom only 23,393 are active though. With 58 new deaths reported, the city›s death toll has risen to 5,875.

Delhi reported 1,227 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,26,323. Twenty-nine more deaths have been reported, taking the total number of deaths to 3,719. Of the total cases, 1,07,650 people have recovered and there are 14,954 active cases.

Tamil Nadu reported an all-time single day high of 5,849 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total tally to 1,86,492, while recoveries rose to 1,31,583 with 4,910 people getting recovered. 74 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 3,144 in the state. Meanwhile, Kerala too reported a single day high of 1,038 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 15,032, while 1.59 lakh people are under observation.

Andhra Pradesh registered new single day high of 6,045 new coronavirus cases, 6,494 discharges and 65 deaths in last the 24 hours. The aggregate number of cases stands at 64,713 and death toll to 823. The state now has 31,763 active cases after a total of 32,127 patients recovered so far.

In Uttar Pradesh, a total of 1,263 people tested positive for coronavirus infection which is the largest singleday rise till date in the state, while 34 persons died of it in the last 24 hours. The death toll rose in the state to 1,263 and total cases to 55,588. The active cases in the state, however, stands at 20,825. As many as 33,500 Covid-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far.

The Madhya Pradesh government announced that lockdown in Bhopal will remain from July 24 to August 3 to contain the spread of virus. The state has recorded 747 new cases, taking the cumulative count to 24,842 in the stat. At 157, Bhopal reported the highest number of cases in the day, followed by 114 in Indore and 43 in Gwalior. The total count of cases in Indore, Bhopal and Gwalior districts now stands at 6,339, 4,669 and 1,798, respectively.

Haryana reported another big spike with 724 fresh cases in last 24 hours pushed the infection count to 28,186, while eight more people scumbled to death due to coronavirus, raising the toll to 372. The active Covid-19 cases in the state currently are 6,117, while 21,697 have been discharged after recovery.

Gujarat recorded 1020 new coronavirus positive cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours. The state tally rose to 51,485 including 12,016 active cases. The state has witnessed 2,229 deaths so far.

West Bengal saw a surge of 2291 new Covid-19 positive cases and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now stands at 49,321 including 18,450 active cases, 29,650 discharged cases and 1,221 deaths.

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