NEW DELHI: India reached yet another grim Covid-19 milestone on Thursday when the cases detected within a day crossed the 9,000 mark — the highest single day tally. A total of 9,304 fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed within a 24 hour period and the country now has 2,16,919 total confirmed cases of which 1,06,737 are active cases while 1,04,107 patients have been declared as recovered
There are now 6,075 infection related deaths in the country of which 260 were recorded within a 24 hour period. Just three days back, the daily case count had crossed 8,000 mark. The surging numbers every day could be a clear indicator that the epidemic is yet to peak in the country. Of the 260 deaths reported since Wednesday morning, the highest of 122 were in Maharashtra, 50 in Delhi, 30 in Gujarat, 11 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, 7 each in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, six in Rajasthan, four in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
Maharashtra is the worst-hit state, with nearly 40,000 active cases as on Thursday and has also seen the maximum 2,587 fatalities so far, followed by Gujarat with 1,122 deaths. In terms of deaths per million, Delhi tops with 27.7 per cent while Maharashtra stands at 20. The statewise case fatality rate which was highest in West Bengal and had even crossed 10 at one point has reduced by nearly half. Gujarat is now highest at 6.2.
Fatality numbers
Maharashtra, the worst hit state in India which has nearly 40,000 active cases, as on Thursday, has also recorded the maximum 2,587 fatalities so far, followed by Gujarat with 1,122 deaths, MP 371, WB 345, UP 229, Rajasthan 209, TN 208, Telangana 99 and AP 68 deaths.