In its sharpest one-day spike in nearly five months, India recorded 62,714 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry data showed.
In its sharpest one-day spike in nearly five months, India recorded 62,714 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry data showed this morning. With fresh cases, the total Covid-19 cases in the country have reached 1.19 crore as India registers a steady increase in cases for the 18th day in a row. The total number of fatalities due to the deadly disease stands at 1,61,552, with 312 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest spike in nearly three months.
Active Coronavirus cases in the country increased by 33,663 taking the total to 4,86,310. Over 1.13 crore people have recovered from the disease that has brought the world to standstill.
As per data, the recovery rate has further dropped to 94.58 per cent, while the fatality rate stood at 1.35 per cent.
In the wake of massive surge in daily cases, Maharashtra has enforced a night curfew from today. The state recorded nearly 36,000 cases in the last 24 hours. Amid the spike, the western state has also banned all kinds of public gatherings including political and religious ones. The state government, in its order, said restaurants, gardens and malls will remain shut between 8 pm and 7 am from today.
Maharashtra is followed by Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Gujarat for recording highest cases in the last 24 hours. Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are the most affected states after Maharashtra.
With over 2.5 lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours, over 6 crore people have been vaccinated so far in the country.
24,09,50,842 samples have been tested up till Saturday with 11,81,289 samples being tested in the last day, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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