India: India’s COVID-19 count saw the biggest jump as the states had confirmed 10,965 new cases in last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country increased 2.97 lakh, according to the data released by ministry of health and family affairs. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi three worst-hit state by coronavirus pandemic witnessed the highest spike in daily COVID-19 count.
The death toll from the COVID-19 virus spiralled to 396 in last 24 hours. Coronavirus killed 8,498 people in the country. Maharashtra recorded 152 deaths on Thursday highest number of fatalities in a day. The number of active coronavirus patients in the country stood at 141,842. Nearly 49% of the total coronavirus patients were recovered from the infection since the outbreak.
Maharashtra’s COVID-19 count inched towards the grim milestone of 1 lakh-mark. At least 3,607 people had tested positive for the virus in last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 count in the state to 97,648. Over 1,500 fresh cases were detected in Mumbai. The death toll in Maharashtra crossed 3,500-mark. Tamil Nadu also registered a record hike in its daily coronavirus tally. At least 1,875 fresh cases were confirmed in last 24 hours. At 38,716, Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number COVID-19 patients after Maharashtra. The coronavirus pandemic was on a rise in the national capital. Delhi recorded 1,877 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours highest in a single day. Delhi’s COVID-19 count reached 34,687 on Thursday.
Amid continuous surge in fresh cases in Mumbai and Delhi in last few day, the central government said that “India is not in the community transmission stage of the coronavirus pandemic.” “We have to continue with our strategy of testing, tracing, tracking, quarantine and containment measures; we should not give up our guard on these,” said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). West Bengal also saw a sharp increase in daily COVID-19 tally. With 440 people testing positive in last 24 hours, the coronavirus count in the state surged to 9,768. The fatalities due to coronavirus pandemic rose to 442 in Bengal.
Here is state-wise tally- Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 38, Andhra Pradesh – 5,429, Arunchal Pradesh – 61, Assam – 3,319, Bihar – 5,913, Chandigarh – 332, Chhattisgarh – 1,398, Dadar Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu – 30, Delhi – 34,687, Goa – 417, Gujarat – 22,032, Haryana – 5,968, Himachal Pradesh – 470, Jammu and Kashmir – 4,574, Jharkhand – 1,599, Karnataka – 6,245, Kerala – 2,244, Ladakh – 135, Madhya Pradesh – 10,241, Maharashtra – 97,648, Manipur – 366, Meghalaya – 44, Mizoram – 102, Nagaland – 128, Odisha – 3,386, Puducherry – 157, Punjab – 2,887, Rajasthan – 11,838, Sikkim – 14, Tamil Nadu – 38,716, Telangana – 4,320, Tripura – 913, Uttarakhand – 1,643, Uttar Pradesh – 12,088, West Bengal – 9,768
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