New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 78,003 with 2,549 deaths from the pandemic, Union Health Ministry confirmed.
The ministry also said that 3,722 new cases and 134 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours.
In Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases gone up to 25,922, followed by Gujarat with 9,267 cases and Tamil Nadu reporting 9,227 cases so far.
The state of Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of deaths, as many as 975, which is followed by Gujarat (566) and Madhya Pradesh (232), according to the Health Ministry data.
Mumbai’s Dharavi area, considered Asia’s largest slum, has reported over 1,000 positive cases.
Other states with high virus hits include Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, the government has said that the testing capacity has increased to 1 lakh tests per day.
In another development, the doubling time of infection has improved to 12.2 days from 10.9 days, ministry said.
The health ministry also says 70 per cent of coronavirus deaths have occurred due to co-morbidities.
So far, number of active cases stands at 49,219 and 26,235 people have been cured/discharged.
