With an increase of 72,049 new cases and 986 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s coronavirus count today reached 67,57,132, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. It includes 9.07.883 active cases and 57.44.694 cases cured and discharged or migrated. The number of victims of the disease in the country now stands at 1,04,555.
Here’s a 10-point update on India’s Covid-19 count
1) Maharashtra remains the worst hit by the pandemic with 2,47,468 active cases and 38,717 deaths.
2) Karnataka with 1,15,170 active cases is next on the list.
3) Kerala, with 87,823 active cases, is also severely affected. Up to 2,66,935 patients with COVID-19 have been cured and discharged in the national capital, which has so far reported 5,581 deaths. Delhi currently has 22,720 active cases.
4) According to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), as of October 6, 8,22,71,654 samples have been analyzed for COVID-19 in the country. Of these 11.99,857 samples were tested on Tuesday.
5) The fatality rate from COVID-19 has further decreased to 1.55 percent.
6) India has the highest number of coronavirus recoveries in the world and a recovery rate of 84.7%.
7) The Union Ministry of Health said today that 17 Union states and territories have played an important role in helping India maintain a high Covid-19 recovery figure. This, the ministry said, is because the Covid-19 recovery rate of these states and UT is higher than the national recovery rate.
8) India’s death toll from the virus surpassed the 1 lakh mark on Saturday, making it the third country to reach that bleak milestone after the United States and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no signs of abating.
9) The United States is the most affected country, followed by India and Brazil.
10) Last week, the country eased restrictions further, allowing its states to open schools and cinemas.
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