A record single-day spike of 12,881 COVID-19 cases took India’s total tally to 3,66,946 while the death toll climbed to 12,237 with 334 new fatalities on Thursday, according to the Union health ministry.
IMAGE: Medics during the inauguration of a COVID-19 hospital with 1000 beds by Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray via video conferencing at Global Impact Hub at Saket in Thane, Maharashtra. Photograph: PTI Photo
The number of active cases stands at 1,60,384 while 1,94,324 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the data updated at 8 am.
“Thus, around 52.95 per cent patients have recovered so far,” an official said.
The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners.
IMAGE: A view of a COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facility at Bandra-Kurla Complex exhibition ground in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo
India has registered over 10,000 cases for the seventh day in a row.
Of the 334 new deaths, 114 were in Maharashtra, 67 in Delhi, 48 in Tamil Nadu, 27 in Gujarat, 18 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Haryana, 11 in West Bengal, 8 in Karnataka, 6 each in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, 5 in Rajasthan, 3 in Bihar, 2 each in Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh.
IMAGE: Volunteers carry out thermal testing for the residents of Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slums at Ghatkopar in Mumbai. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Puducherry, Telangana and Uttarakhand reported 1 COVID-19 fatality each.
