India COVID-19
India continues to witness spike, records 39,726 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India recorded 39,726 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 154 deaths, maintaining the continuous spike in cases for the past few days.
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded by the country now stands at 1,15,14,331.
There are 2,71,282 active cases in the nation at present.
The death toll due to the deadly virus now stands at 1,59,370.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases rose by 18,918 to stand at 2,71,282. It is now 2.20 per cent of the total caseload.
The past 24 hours saw 20,654 people recovering from the deadly virus, taking the total recovery count to 1.10,83,679, which is 96.41 per cent of the case tally. The fatality rate stood at 1.39 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 23,13,70,546 lakh samples have been tested so far for coronavirus. Out of this, 10,57,383 were tested in the past one day.
On the vaccination front, a total of 3,89,20,259 vaccine doses have been administered till 1900 hrs Thursday.
Maharashtra is witnessing a key surge in cases.
Maharashtra recorded 25,833 fresh cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, its highest since the pandemic hit the country last year.
During the same period, 58 deaths have taken place in the state.
With a sharp rise in both the number of cases and fatalities, Maharashtra is becoming the epicentre of the second wave of the virus in the country.
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