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Overall, however, the number of new cases across the country dropped from Sunday’s record (from 4,308) to 3,607. India now has 70,793, according to the latest numbers reported by the states. Maharashtra has almost a third of all cases. Only four states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Delhi, have 66% of Covid cases in India.
The number of new cases remained high Monday in Gujarat (347) and Delhi (310), but both states have reported higher numbers in recent days.
In what would be a relief to health authorities, Monday’s death toll from the virus dropped to 82 after staying at 113 for two consecutive days. Maharashtra recorded the 36 highest deaths, totaling 868, and Mumbai only accounted for 528.
There was a slight decrease in new cases in Maharashtra, which registered 1,230 on Monday compared to 1,276 (along with 667 past cases declared positive) the day before. However, the rapid rise of the pandemic in Tamil Nadu, where Covid’s total count has risen to 8,002, just 540 less than Gujarat’s second place, will be a concern.
Delhi did not record any new deaths. The national capital reported 310 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the count to 7,233. Authorities said 97 patients are in the ICU and 22 are in ventilator support.
Gujarat also recorded 20 recent deaths. With this, the death toll surpassed the 500 mark with the total number of patients succumbing to the coronavirus now at 513. Meanwhile, 347 recent positive cases were recorded in the last 24 hours in the state.
The death rate has increased in Gujarat in May. As of April 30, the state had recorded 214 deaths. Since then, it has reported 299 in 11 days, adding the last 100 in just four days. The Ahmedabad district has tallied 251 deaths, or 84% of the state’s total number.
In Odisha, 37 people tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the state’s patient count to 414. Ads in the past few days, most recent cases were reported among stranded workers who returned home in the past week.
Assam reported two positive cases of Covid-19, bringing the state’s coronavirus count to 64. Seven positive cases were reported in Kerala, of which five were from other states and one from Kuwait. Up to 519 people have tested positive since the outbreak began in January, and 27 patients are currently under treatment.
With 38 new cases, the number of Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh It has also crossed the 2,000 mark. In a first time in Andhra Pradesh, the state’s cumulative recoveries (998) outnumbered active cases (975), while the death toll was 45.
In Rajasthan, five people died, while 174 others tested positive for Covid-19. Two died in Jaipur, two in Pali, and one Ajmer death was reported to have ravaged 113 in the state. The total of 3,988 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the state.
“A 17-year-old girl, a resident of Chhota Shekhpur Naveda in Bihar, died in Ajmer. He was traveling to the city as a tourist and staying at a hotel in the Ajmeri Gate area, “said Rajasthan’s additional chief secretary (health) Rohit Kumar Singh.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Bihar crossed the 700 mark with 53 new cases. The total now stands at 749 with six deaths and 373 active cases, while 367 people have recovered from the disease so far.
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