Coronavirus cases in India saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the death toll climbed to 6,075 with 260 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry.
IMAGE: A shopkeeper arranges face masks at his shop after authorities eased restrictions of the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown in Jabalpur. Photograph: PTI Photo
India stood seventh among the nations worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.
The health ministry said the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,06,737 while 1,04,106 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.
“Thus, around 47.99 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a senior official said.
Of the 260 deaths reported since Wednesday morning, 122 were in Maharashtra, 50 in Delhi, 30 in Gujarat, 11 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, seven each in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, six in Rajasthan, four in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
IMAGE: Workers prepare a quarantine centre for COVID-19 patients at Hapania Exhibition Centre at the Tripura Industrial Development Corporation Exhibition Centre at Hapania. Photograph: PTI Photo
Maharashtra has reported the maximum 2,587 fatalities till date, followed by Gujarat with 1,122 deaths, Madhya Pradesh 371, West Bengal 345, Uttar Pradesh 229, Rajasthan 209, Tamil Nadu 208, Telangana 99 and Andhra Pradesh 68 deaths.
The death toll has reached 53 in Karnataka, 47 in Punjab, 34 in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 in Bihar, 23 in Haryana, 11 in Kerala, eight in Uttarakhand and seven in Odisha.
IMAGE: Migrants look for transport to reach their native places after arriving at Howrah station by train. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Photo
Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jharkhand have registered five COVID-19 deaths each, Assam has recorded four deaths while Chhattisgarh has reported two deaths so far. Meghalaya and Ladakh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each.
According to the ministry’s website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths were due to comorbidities.