India reported over 50,000 coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time since the pandemic broke out. This is the biggest one-day spike in cases so far. In the last 24 hours, 52,123 Covid-19 cases were reported, taking the total tally to 15,83,792, while 775 have died in the last 24 hours which took the total tally of fatalities to 34,968. The total number of people who have recovered is 10,20,582 and the recovery rate is 64.43%, while the positivity rate is 11.67%. Union minister Harsh Vardhan said, “India is currently conducting around five lakh Covid-19 tests every day and the plan is to double the number in the next one-two months.”
Maharashtra reported 266 deaths and 11,147 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases have now reached 4,11,798 including 2,48,615 recovered cases and 1,48,150 active cases.
Delhi reported 1,093 new Covid-19 positive cases, while 1091 patients got recovered and 29 people died due to deadly virus in the last 24 hours. The total cases rose to 1,34,403 including 1,19,724 recovered so far. In the national capital, 3,936 have so far scumbled to death due to coronavirus.
Karnataka reported 6,128 new Covid-19 cases and 83 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state stands at 1,18,632 including 69,700 active cases and 2,230 deaths.
Tamil Nadu reported 5,864 new cases and 97 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 2,39,978 cases and 3,838 deaths till date. 5,295 patients were discharged today. The state has 57,962 cases still active.
Andhra Pradesh reported highest single-day spike of 10,167 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases in the state to 1,30,557, including 1,281 deaths and 60,024 cases of discharge. Haryana reported 623 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the state to 34,254. There are 6,497 active cases while death toll stands at 417.
Gujarat reported yet another highest single-day spike of 1,159 Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours. The state’s tally rose to 60,285, including 13,793 active cases; 44,074 patients have been discharged from different hospitals across the state. The death toll stands at 2,418 in the state so far.