COVID-19: Tally reaches 2,26,770 with record spike of 9,851 cases
NEW DELHI: In a first, India on Friday saw a record single-day jump of nearly 10,000 Coronavirus cases as the country reported 9,851 fresh COVID-19 patients and 273 deaths in the last 24 hours which push the nationwide infection tally to 2,26,770 and the death toll to 6,348.
However, India is still at seventh position among the worst-hit nations after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy.
Interestingly, there is a small difference of 1,499 between active cases and recovered patients as 1,09,461 patients have recovered so far at the rate of 48.27 per cent while 1,10,960 cases are active.
Meanwhile, the ICMR has conducted total 43,86,379 tests at its 724 labs that include 507 government diagnostic centres and 217 labs in the private network. The apex research institute has conducted 1,43,661 tests in the last 24 hours.
Of the 273 deaths, 123 were in Maharashtra, 44 in Delhi, 33 in Gujarat, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, six each in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh, four each in Karnataka, Bihar and Rajasthan, three each in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, two in Uttarakhand and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand.
As of now, there are 957 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,460 isolation beds, 21,473 ICU beds and 72,497 oxygen supported beds.
Besides, there are 2,362 dedicated COVID health centres with 1,32,593 isolation beds, 10,903 ICU beds and 45,562 oxygen supported beds are in operation.