The country also saw 407 deaths in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll to 15,301.
17,296 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours. It is the highest single-day spike in India. India’s COVID-19 count reached 4,90,401 on Friday. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) confirmed the reports.
The country also saw 407 deaths in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll to 15,301.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total number of samples tested up to June 25 is 77,76,228; the number of samples tested on 25 June is 2,15,446.
Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country with 1,47,741 cases. The active cases in the state are 63,357. The number of people cured or discharged stands at 77,453 while the death toll is at 6,931.
Delhi has so far reported 73,780 cases. The active cases in the national capital stood at 26,586. While the cured and discharged numbers stood at 44,765. The death toll in the city is 2,429.
Tamil Nadu has so far reported 70,977. With active cases at 30,067 and the number of cured or discharged at 39,999, while the death toll stood at 911.
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