India logs 4.5k deaths in 24 hrs, sets grim record
Sees 4,529 fatalities on a day when the country set a global record by conducting 2mn tests in a day
NEW DELHI: India saw a record 4,529 fatalities due to coronavirus in a single day pushing the Covid-19 death toll to 2,83,248, while 2,67,000 fresh cases were recorded, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.
With a total of 2,67,334 fresh infections, India’s total tally of cases climbed to 2,54,96,330.
The active cases dipped to 32,26,719 comprising 12.66% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 86.23%, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,19,86,363 while the case fatality rate has increased to 1.11%, the data stated.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 2 million mark on August 7, 3 million on August 23, 4 million on September 5 and 5 million on September 16. It went past 6 million on September 28, 7 million on October 11, crossed 8 million on October 29, 9 million on November 20 and surpassed the 10 million mark on December 19.India crossed the grim milestone of 20 million on May 4.
According to the ICMR, 32,03,01,177 samples have been tested up to May 18 with 20,08,296 samples being tested on Tuesday.the 4,529 new fatalities include 1,291 from Maharashtra, 525 from Karnataka, 364 from Tamil Nadu, 265 from Delhi, 255 from Uttar Pradesh, 231 from Punjab, 153 from Chhattisgarh, 146 from Rajasthan, 145 from West Bengal, 124 from Haryana and 111 from Bihar.
A total of 2, 83,248 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 83,777 from Maharashtra, 22,838 from Karnataka, 22,111 from Delhi, 18,369 from Tamil Nadu, 18,072 from Uttar Pradesh, 13,576 from West Bengal, 12,317 from Punjab and 12,036 from Chhattisgarh.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
Record Tests
More than 2 million Covid-19 tests were conducted across the country in a span of 24 hours, which is a global record and the highest ever done in a single day in India, while the daily positivity rate has declined to 13.31%, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday.
India’s Covid-19 daily recoveries exceeded the number of daily new cases for the sixth consecutive day.
Cumulative recoveries have surged to 2,19,86,363 with 3,89,851 patients recuperating in a day. The national recovery rate has grown further to touch 86.23 per cent.
“More than 2 million tests were conducted in the last 24 hours (the highest ever conducted in a single day in India), while the daily positivity rate has declined to 13.31%,” the ministry said.
“A total 2.8 million tests were conducted in a span of 24 hours (May 18) in the country which is also a global record,” the ministry added.
Over 320 million tests have been conducted so far across the country. The cumulative positivity rate stands at 7.96%, the ministry stated.