New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India now stands at 4,25,282, with 13,699 deaths due to the pandemic, Union Health Ministry said.
At least 14,821 new cases of coronavirus and 445 deaths have been reported in India in the last 24 hours.
So far, 2,37,196 patients have recovered all over the country. With this the recovery rate is rising and now stands at around 55 per cent in India.
In the worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,32,075, followed by Delhi with 59,746 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 59,377 cases.
Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of fatalities at 6,170, followed by 1,663 in Gujarat and 515 in Madhya Pradesh.
The death toll in the national capital surged to 2,175. While another 33,013 patients in Delhi have recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
The other states with high virus cases are Gujarat (27,260), Uttar Pradesh (17,731), Rajasthan (14,930) and Madhya Pradesh (11,903).
Meanwhile, the Centre has asked the government of Delhi to trace all containment zones afresh, list all households even outside containment zones, conduct a survey among 20,000 Delhiites, and associate every district with a big hospital.
-RJV
