India reports over 57 lakh COVID-19 cases after 86,508 more test positive in past 24 hrs; toll at 91,149 – Firstpost
FirstpostThere are 9,66,38 2 active coronavirus cases in the country which comprise 16.86 percent of the total caseload, said the health ministry New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload breached the 57-lakhmark, while over 46 lakh people have recovered from the disease, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.55 percent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. There are 9,66,38 2 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 16.86 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. The 1,129 new deaths include 479 from Maharashtra, 87 from Uttar Pradesh,64 from Punjab,63 from Tamil Nadu,61 from West Bengal, 45 from Andhra Pradesh, 42 from Madhya Pradesh, 38 from Karnataka and 36 from Delhi. A total of 91,149 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 33,886 from Maharashtra followed by 9,010 from Tamil Nadu, 8,266 from Karnataka, 5,506 from Andhra Pradesh, 5,299 from Uttar Pradesh, 5,087 from Delhi, 4,544 from West Bengal, 3,367 from Gujarat, 2,990 from Punjab and 2,077 from Madhya Pradesh.