New Delhi:
India’s COVID-19 count crossed 32-lakh mark on Wednesday with 67,151 new cases. The country also reported 1,059 deaths in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said that total coronavirus case count reached 32,34,475 including 7,07,267 active cases, 24,67,759 cured/discharged/migrated patients and 59,449 deaths.
Maharashtra, which is worst affected by the pandemic, reported 14,888 new COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths on Wednesday. The total count of cases in the state now stands at 7,18,711 including 5,22,427 recoveries and 1,72,873 active cases.
In a worrying indication that the COVID crisis in Delhi is far from over, the capital on Tuesday saw the highest spike in cases in the last 40 days, with 1,544 fresh cases.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said, “There has been a “marginal increase” in coronavirus cases in Delhi over the past few days.” The testing rates in the national capital would be doubled as a precautionary measure, he added. Insisting that his government’s primary strategy to contain the Covid outbreak – to test and isolate – had not changed, Mr Kejriwal also declared that the Covid situation in the city – once the worst-affected in the country – is “fully under control”.
In the fight against COVID-19, the number of patients recovering from the coronavirus across the country exceeded the number of active cases by 3.5 times. While 63,173 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries reached 24,67,758.
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Maharashtra, which is worst affected by the pandemic, reported 14,888 new COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths on Wednesday, informed the State Health Department.
As per the State Health Department, the total count of cases in Maharashtra now stands at 7,18,711, including 5,22,427 recoveries and 1,72,873 active cases.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed that Mumbai reported 1,854 new COVID-19 cases, 776 recoveries and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours.