Covid Cases in India: With a Peak of 86,821 Cases, Covid-19 Count in India Crosses the 63 Lakh Mark | India News


NEW DELHI: With an increase of 86,821 new cases and 1,181 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 count passed the 63 lakh mark on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the count is 63,12,585 in the country, including 9,40,705 active cases and 52,73,202 patients cured and discharged or migrated.
With 1,181 deaths reported, the number of victims from the disease has reached 98,678 in the country.
Maharashtra remains the worst hit by the pandemic with 2,59,462 active cases, 10,88,322 cases cured and discharged, and 36,662 deaths.
Karnataka, with 1.07,635 active cases, is next on the list. While 4,85,268 patients have been cured in the state, the disease has claimed 8,864 lives so far.
Kerala with 67,140 active cases is also severely affected, however, 1,28,224 patients have been cured in the state, while 742 deaths have occurred due to it.
Meanwhile, according to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), as of September 30, 7,56,19,781 samples have been analyzed for Covid-19 in the country. Of these 14,23,052 samples were analyzed yesterday.

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