New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 2,07,615 and fatalities from the virus have gone up to 5,815, according to Union Health Ministry.
At least, 1,00,303 patients have been cured of the virus or discharged.
In the past 24 hours, 8,909 fresh COVID-19 infections and 217 deaths were reported in the country.
In terms of total number of cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state with 72,300 coronavirus cases followed by Tamil Nadu with 24,586 and Delhi with 22,132 positive cases.
The other worst affected states are Gujarat (17,615), Rajasthan (9,373) Madhya Pradesh (8,420) and Uttar Pradesh (8,361).
In terms of deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,465 fatalities, ministry said.
The death toll in the national capital surged to 556 while another 9,243 patients have recovered so far, healthy ministry data shows.
Apart from this, total 41,03,233 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,37,158 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours, as per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that strengthening the economy is one of the top priorities alongside fighting coronavirus.
