India’s coronavirus tally crosses 7 million mark
NEW DELHI: With a spike of 74,383 new cases and 918 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count crossed the 7 million mark on Sunday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
According to the MoHFW, the COVID-19 count in the country is at 7,053,807, including 867,496 active cases.
The number of cured and discharged or migrated patients has also crossed 6 million and is at 6,077,977 in the country.
With 918 deaths, the toll due to the disease now stands at 108,334.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state with 236,947 active cases. However, 1,229,339 patients have been cured and discharged in the state, while the disease has claimed 39,732 lives so far.
Karnataka with 118,870 active cases and 561,610 recoveries is also severely affected by the pandemic. The disease has claimed 9,789 lives in the state.
Kerala too has 91,841 active cases, while 175,304 people have been cured and discharged in the State so far. 955 deaths have been reported in the state due to the disease.
There are 47,665 active COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Delhi has 21,955 active cases, while 276,046 patients have been cured and discharged in the union territory. 5,692 deaths have been reported in the national capital due to the disease so far.
Further, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 86,877,242 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far in the country. Out of these, 1,078,544 samples were tested on Saturday alone.
Further, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 86,877,242 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far in the country. 1,078,544 samples were tested on Saturday alone