According to the Union health ministry, there were 29,429 fresh Covid-19 cases, for the first time, and 582 deaths across the country in the last 24 hours.
India’s number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases has reached 9,36,181 and its death toll 24,209, on Wednesday.
According to the Union Health Ministry, there were 29,429 fresh Covid-19 cases, for the first time, and 582 deaths across the country in the last 24 hours.
The number of those who have been cured of the viral disease has gone up to 592,031, taking the recovery rate to 63.23%. Between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, 20,572 patients were discharged from hospitals across the country.
“Maharastra and Tamil Nadu have 50% of the active caseload while Karnataka, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Assam have 36% of active cases, respectively,” he added.
While Maharashtra, India’s worst-hit state, has 267,665 infections and 10,695 deaths, there are 147,324 cases and 2,099 fatalities in Tamil Nadu.
Amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, West Bengal has extended the lockdown in 605 containment zones for another three days, till July 19.
According to the central government, there are 20 states and Union territories (UTs) which have a recovery rate percentage more than the national average.
Some of these states include Madhya Pradesh (73), Haryana (76), Tripura (71), Rajasthan (75), Delhi (80), Chandigarh (72), Chhattisgarh (76), Uttarakhand (79), Ladakh (UT) (87), Himachal Pradesh (76), Assam (64.87), Tamil Nadu (64.66) Uttar Pradesh (64), Odisha (67), Mizoram (64.94), Punjab (68.94), Bihar (69.09), Gujarat (70) and Assam (65).
The health ministry has said testing is being increased every day and the laboratory network in the country further strengthened with 1,206 labs in the country.
There are 22 states which are conducting more than 140 tests per day per million population, it added.
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