India has reported 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is another grim one-day record, taking the overall tally to 13,87,825 on Wednesday, according to the data issued by the Union Health Ministry. 1,027 more people succumbed to the disease in the last 24-hour, taking the death toll to 1,72,085.
India is now the fourth-worst Covid affected country worldwide after the number of active cases rose to 13,65,704.
A total of 83,339 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recoveries to 1,23,36,036 with a recovery rate of 88.92 per cent. The Health Ministry said that a total of 14,11,758 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. So far, 26,06,18,866 samples have been tested.
A total of 26,46,528 people were also vaccinated in the same period, taking the total inoculation count to 11,11,79,578 .
The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (3,519,208), Kerala (1,172,882), Karnataka (1,074,869), Tamil Nadu (940,145), and Andhra Pradesh (928,664).
Meanwhile, Amid the possibility of a lockdown, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced tough restrictions for the next 15 days that include a ban on gatherings and only essential activities to curb the spread of the virus.
Here’s some more updates:
*Jharkhand reported a record 29 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, pushing the toll to 1,261, while the tally climbed to 1,44,594 with 2,844 fresh cases, a health department official said on Wednesday.
*Telangana recorded 2,157 fresh coronavirus cases, pushing the total positives to over 3.34 lakh, while the toll rose to 1,780 with eight more fatalities.
*Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has tested positive for coronavirus.
*People entering Odisha without negative RT-PCR report, vaccination certificate to go under self-quarantine.
*PM Modi will meet Education Minister, top officials at noon to discuss CBSE board exams issue amid demands to cancel it due to Covid
Meanwhile, the overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 137.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.95 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
