New Delhi (NVI): A total of 1,993 new Covid positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours in India, which is one of the highest single-day spike in the country, taking the total number of cases to 35,365, the Union Health Ministry said today.
The death toll has reached 1,152, the ministry said. Maharashtra recorded the highest number of infections, nearly 10,500, followed by Gujarat (4,395) and Delhi (3,515).
“The recovery rate in the country has also increased. Total 8,888 patients have recovered so far, pushing the recovery rate to 25.37 per cent,” Joint Secretary, Health ministry, Lav Agarwal said at a media briefing here.
The Joint Secretary also asked the citizens to download Aarogya Setu App and urged them to follow precautions like using mask and washing hands regularly.
In another development, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today extended lockdown for two more weeks till May 17 with effect from May 4 after issuing an order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Earlier today, the Centre divided the districts in the country into ‘red’, ‘green’ and ‘orange’ zones as per the doubling rate and number of cases. At least 130 districts are in red zone, 284 districts in orange zone and 319 in green zone.
