New Delhi (NVI): India registered a single-day rise of 73,272 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 69,79,424, Union Health Ministry confirmed.
The country’s death toll has gone up to 1,07,416 with 926 fatalities reported during this period.
Notably, the number of active cases stands at 8,83,185, while 59,88,823 patients have been cured and discharged from the hospitals across the country. With this, the recovery rate stood at 85.52 per cent in the country.
In worst-affected Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases crossed the 15 lakh-mark and stands at 15,06,018, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 7,44,864 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 6,46,128 cases.
The other worst affected states in the country are Karnataka (6,90,269), Uttar Pradesh (4,30,666) and Delhi (3,03,693).
Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of death toll at 39,732 followed by 10,120 deaths in Tamil Nadu.
The death toll in the national capital surpassed to 5,692, while 2,76,046 patients have recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data, a total 8,57,98,698 samples tested for COVID-19 in the country up to October 9. Of these 11,64,018 samples were tested yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police asked Durga Puja organisers in the city to rigorously follow all COVID-19 regulations and ensure that revellers mandatorily wear masks while entering the marquees during the five-day festival which will begin on October 23.
-RJV
