Coronavirus cases at a record 61,267 new cases and 884 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 66,85,083 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). India recovered 75,787 cases in India in the last 24 hours.
According to the MoHFW, the count includes 9,19,023 active cases and 56,62,491 cases cured and discharged or migrated. With 884 deaths, the number of victims from the disease in the country now stands at 1,03,569.
Maharashtra remains the worst affected by the pandemic with 2.52,721 active cases, 11.62,585 cases cured and discharged and 38,347 deaths. Karnataka with 1,15,496 active cases is next on the list. While 5,22,846 patients have been cured in the state, the disease has claimed 9,370 lives so far.
Kerala, with 84,958 active cases, is also severely affected, however, 1,49,111 patients have been cured in the state and 859 people have died from COVID-19.
In Andhra Pradesh, there are 51,060 active cases, while 6,66,433 patients have been cured of the disease. Additionally, 6,019 people have succumbed to the virus in the state.
Up to 2,63,938 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged from the national capital, which has reported 5,542 deaths so far. Delhi currently has 23,080 active cases.
According to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), 8,10,71,797 samples have been analyzed for COVID-19 in the country as of October 5. Of these 10,89,403 samples were analyzed on Monday.
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