India registered 90,123 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Wednesday, according to the update from the Union Ministry of Health. The total number of cases now stands at 5.02.0359.
The number of active cases has approached one million; it is currently at 9.95,933, according to the Ministry of Health. Active cases have increased by 5,872 in the last 24 hours. Almost four million patients (39,42,360 to be exact) have recovered and discharged from hospitals.
Active cases in the country represent 19.84% of all cases.
The country recorded 1,290 deaths during that period, bringing the death toll to 82,066, according to the Health Ministry update.
A total of 39,42,360 people have recovered so far in the country, according to the Health Ministry.
States such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh continue to report the highest number of active cases, representing 60% of all cases in the country.
Maharashtra and Karnataka are also among the two states that reported the highest number of deaths in the past 24 hours. While 515 people succumbed to the viral infection in Maharashtra, 216 died in Karnataka, according to data from the Health Ministry.
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