New Delhi (NVI): India registered a single-day rise of 78,524 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 68,35,656, Union Health Ministry confirmed.
The country’s death toll has gone up to 1,05,526 with 971 fatalities reported during this period.
So far, the number of active cases stands at 9,02,425, while 58,27,705 patients have been cured and discharged from the hospitals across the country.
However, India’s recovery and fatality rates are 85.02 per cent and 1.55 per cent, respectively.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 14,80,489, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 7,34,427 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 6,35,855 positive cases.
The other worst affected states in the country are Karnataka (6,68,852), Uttar Pradesh (4,24,326) and Delhi (2,98,107).
Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of death toll at 39,072 followed by 9,984 deaths in Tamil Nadu.
The death toll in the national capital surpassed to 5,616, while 2,70,305 patients have recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
As per the Indian Council Medical Research (ICMR) data, 8,34,65,975 samples tested up to October 7 for COVID-19. Of these, 11,94,321 samples were tested yesterday.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that all the weekly markets in the national capital will now be allowed to operate. So far, only two markets per zone were allowed to function.
-RJV
