India’s coronavirus count came closer to the 90 lakh mark on Friday with 44,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 87,28,795.
This is the sixth day in a row that fewer than 50,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Union, the total figure includes 4,84,547 active cases and 81.15,580 recoveries.
The death toll from the virus is currently 1,28,688, with 547 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 12,31,01,739 samples have been analyzed so far and 11,39,230 samples have been analyzed on Thursday.
The COVID-19 situation in the national capital continued to deteriorate with more than 104 deaths and 7,053 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in Delhi now stands at 4,67,028, including 43,116 active cases, 4.16,580 recoveries and 7,332 deaths.
This is the first time that more than 100 patients have died in a single day from COVID-19 in the national capital.
Kerala continued to record high numbers with 5,537 new cases on Thursday. The number of active cases in the state amounts to 77,813. So far, 4,28,529 recoveries have been reported.
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