With 55,838 fresh COVID-19 infections, India’s total cases rises to 77,06,946. With 702 new deaths, the number of victims amounts to 1,16,616.
Active COVID-19 cases in India settled below the 7.5 lakh mark for the third day in a row, while the national fatality rate (CFR) dropped to 1.51%, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. .
The Center has advised states and UT to aim to reduce the CFR below 1%
There are 7,15,812 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, representing 9.29% of the total number of cases, according to the data. With a high number of COVID-19 patients recovering every day, India’s consistent trend of posting high levels of daily recoveries also continues.
A total of 79,415 recoveries have been recorded in a 24-hour span in the country, while 55,838 new infections were reported during the same period, the ministry said.
Maharashtra’s COVID-19 count on Wednesday rose to 16,17,658 with a single-day increase of 8,142 cases, a state health official said.
Up to 2.67 lakh people have recovered from COVID-19 in Kerala, while the infection count has almost reached the 3.50 lakh mark with 8,369 new cases on Wednesday, the state government said.
The death toll rose to 1,232 with 26 dead. Or reported 180 deaths, bringing the death count to 42,633.
Karnataka has reported 5,872 new COVID-19 cases and 88 related deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 7.82,773 and the death toll to 10,696, the health department said Wednesday.
COVID-19 cases continued to rise in West Bengal as the state on Wednesday reported the highest single-day peak of 4,069 cases, bringing the count to 3,33,126, the health department said in a bulletin.
The death toll also rose to 6,244 and 64 more people succumbed to the disease, he said.
Delhi recorded 47 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday and the death toll rose to 6,128, while 3,686 new cases brought the infection count to more than 3.4 lakh, authorities said.
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