Mahrashtra Maharashtra records 773 Covid deaths in last 24 hrs; first 'oxygen express' reaches Nagpur
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Friday recorded 773 Covid-linked deaths in the last 24 hours, which is its biggest-ever single-day spike in the death count since the pandemic's outbreak.
The state, which is the worst hit by the virus, reported 66,836 new cases during the same period.
However, after weeks, the state recorded more recoveries than fresh cases.
According to the state government data, 74,045 patients were discharged on Friday after recovery from the infection.
As of now, 34,04,792 people have been discharged at an overall recovery rate of 81.81 per cent.
Maharashtra currently has 6,91,851 active cases, the highest in the country.
Meanwhile, the first "Oxygen Express" train that left Visakhapatnam on Thursday arrived in Maharashtra's Nagpur this evening with seven tankers carrying the life-saving medical gas.
Three of the seven tankers have been unloaded at Nagpur Junction railway station, said reports.
India on Friday registered 332,730 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
The total number of infections in the country has reached 16,263,695, according to the ministry.
Within the same period of time, the death toll has risen by 2,263 to 186,920 people.
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