Covid-19: Nearly 38k cases in 24 hours in India, death toll nears 29k
With 37,724 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, India’s tally has increased to 11,92,915, while recoveries surged to 7,53,049
New Delhi: With 37,724 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, India’s tally has increased to 11,92,915, while recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people having recuperated in a day, the highest so far.
The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732 with 648 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours.
There are 4,11,133 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, while 7,53,049 people have recovered so far.
Thus, around 63.13 per cent people have recovered from the disease. This is the seventh consecutive day when Covid-19 cases have increased by more than 30,000.
Of the 648 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 246 are from Maharashtra, 75 from Tamil Nadu, 62 from Andhra Pradesh, 61 from Karnataka, 37 from Uttar Pradesh, 35 from West Bengal, 34 from Gujarat, 27 from Delhi, 18 from Madhya Pradesh and 9 each from Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan.