India sees record spike of 83,833 coronavirus cases in a single day
India registered a record spike of 83,833 coronavirus cases across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally past the 38-lakh mark, according to the health ministry today.
This is the highest single-day jump in Covid-19 infections in the country since the beginning of the pandemic in February.
The total number of infections in India is now pegged at 38,53,406, the ministry data showed.
A total of 1,043 deaths linked to the highly contagious disease were also reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of fatalities to 67,376.
In the last 24 hours, 11,72,179 samples were tested, the highest single-day tests so far, taking the total number of tests past 4.55 crore, according to the ministry.
It said a total of 29,70,492 have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 77 percent.
Maharashtra continued to be the worst-hit state followed by three southern states Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Maharashtra reported a record spike of 17,433 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day count so far, taking its tally to 8,25,739. The state also reported 292 fresh deaths, 34 of them in India's financial capital Mumbai, pushing up the fatality count to 25,195.
Andhra Pradesh maintained its tag of being the state with the second-highest coronavirus count with 10,368 fresh coronavirus cases in a single day, pushing the state's total case to 4,45,139.
With 5,990 new cases, Tamil Nadu's tally has reached 4,39,959. The southern state also reported 98 fatalities taking the number of deaths to 7,516.
Karnataka on Wednesday reported its biggest single day spike of over 9,800 new Covid-19 cases and 113 deaths, taking the infection count to 3,61,341 and the number of deaths to 5,950.
The number of active cases in Delhi went up by nearly 50 percent in a month, with the city witnessing a sharp rise in new cases. The number of active cases has increased to over 15,000, an analysis of Delhi government's health bulletins showed.
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