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Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, which recorded 163 new cases, were clearly emerging as the new coronavirus crisis. Indore only accounted for 244 cases Thursday when MP jumped to No. 3 in the country with a cumulative coronavirus count of 1,299 cases.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in India now exceeds 13,500. In Maharashtra, 286 recent infections were detected, the third highest number for a single day in the state, which has by far the highest number of Covid-19 patients.
Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count surpassed the 3,000 mark on Thursday, the last 1,000 cases arrived in just four days. Mumbai added 177 cases, also its largest addition in a single day, bringing the total cases in the megapolis to 2,073 at a doubling rate of just six days.
Delhi reported six coronavirus-related deaths, its highest number in 24 hours, even when the city saw a relatively low number (62) of new cases for the second consecutive day. Delhi has so far recorded 1,640 cases and 38 deaths.
Seven new deaths were recorded in Maharashtra, three in Gujarat, two in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and one in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Punjab, bringing the total number of deaths in the country due to Covid-19 to 449.
In Delhi, new Covid-19 deaths included a cancer patient who contracted the infection while receiving treatment at the Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI), the hospital that became an access point with at least four patients and more. of 30 health workers who tested positive for illness. Six days ago, another cancer patient had died from Covid-19, the sources said.
The risk of transmission of the new coronavirus from asymptomatic patients keeps Delhi hospitals on edge. On Thursday, a public hospital in northwest Delhi had to send 68 staff members, including doctors and nurses, to quarantine when it was revealed that a 25-year-old pregnant woman who had undergone surgery on Tuesday had a history of travel and she was advised to quarantine herself. “The patient had disclosed neither her travel history nor the fact that she had received quarantine orders at home despite repeated verbal inquiries at the time of admission,” the hospital said.
The 25-year-old died on Wednesday after her condition worsened. The results of his test are pending, the hospital said. In Maharashtra, about 150 health workers have tested positive for Covid-19.
On Thursday, Gujarat recorded 163 new positive cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours. Ahmedabad, a national Covid access point, reported 95 new cases. The district now represents 59% of all positive cases in Gujarat. Gujarat’s case count has reached 929, including 36 deaths.
Rajasthan recorded 55 new cases on Thursday, a drop from previous days, bringing its total Covid-19 count to 1,131. Thirteen people have died from the disease in the state.
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Continuing the positive trend in Kerala, 27 people were declared Covid-19 free after consecutive negative tests in Kerala on Thursday, even when the state registered only seven new cases.
Across India, the recovery rate is almost 10% of all Covid-19 cases, according to statistics compiled by state governments. Kerala has recorded the maximum of 245 recoveries, followed by Telangana (186) and Tamil Nadu (180). Maharashtra and Rajasthan have recorded 164 recoveries each. The recovery rate in Delhi is low, and only 51 of 1,640 Covid-19 patients have been discharged.
Telangana recorded 50 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the positive count to 700. Health Minister Eatala Rajender announced that 14 from one family, all contacts from the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in mid-March, and 25 new cases of coronaviruses in Hyderabad were among the new cases.
Eight new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported by Bihar, bringing the total number of cases in Bihar to 80.
