New Delhi (NVI): India witnessed a record single-day surge of 86,432 fresh cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, rising the overall tally to 40,23,179, Union Health Ministry said.
1,089 deaths were recorded since yesterday, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 69,561.
So far, 31,07,223 patients have been cured and recovered all over the country while active cases stands at 8,46,395.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 8,63,062, followed by Tamil Nadu with 4,51,827 cases, and Andhra Pradesh with 4,76,506 cases. With this recovery rate further improves to 80 per cent in India.
The other worst affected states are Karnataka (3,79,486), Uttar Pradesh (2,53,294) and Delhi (1,85,220).
Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of fatalities at 25,964 followed by 7,687 deaths in Tamil Nadu.
The death toll in the national capital surpassed to 4,513, while 1,58,586 patients in Delhi have recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 4,77,38,491 samples tested up to September 4. Of these, 10,59,346 samples were tested yesterday.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that of the total active cases, less than 0.5 per cent patients are on ventilators, 2 per cent in ICUs and less than 3.5 per cent on Oxygen support.
-RJV
