India reported 4,14,188 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, the highest daily spike reported by any country since the start of the pandemic.
The country also logged 3,915 covid-19 fatalities during the last 24 hours, according to the data updated by the Union health minister as of 8 am today. The national covid death toll stands at 2,34,083.
With the new addition, the country’s caseload rose to 2,14,91,598 while the national covid-19 recovery rate stands at 81.9 per cent.
India’s active caseload also breached the 36-lakh mark on Thursday as the active covid-19 cases surged to 36,45,164 comprising 16.96 per cent of the total infections.
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The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,76,12,351, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, the data stated.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 29,86,01,699 samples have been tested up to May 6 with 18,26,490 samples being tested on Thursday.
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he 3,915 new fatalities include 853 from Maharashtra, 350 from Uttar Pradesh,335 from Delhi, 328 from Karnataka, 212 from Chhattisgarh, 195 from Tamil Nadu, 177 from Haryana, 161 from Rajasthan, 154 from Punjab, 151 from Uttarakhand, 133 from Jharkhand, 123 from Gujarat and 117 from West Bengal.
A total of 2,34,083 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 73,515 from Maharashtra, 18,398 from Delhi, 17,212 from Karnataka, 14,974 from Tamil Nadu, 14,501 from Uttar Pradesh, 11,964 from West Bengal, 9,979 from Punjab and 9,950 from Chhattisgarh.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
(With PTI inputs)
