Covid-19: India records its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases

India has recorded its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases as 26,506 people tested positive in the last 24 hours. The total cases have increased to 7,93,802 and the death toll in the country has risen to 21,604.

India recorded 26,506 new instances of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in the most elevated bounce up until now, and 475 deaths in the last 24 hours pushing its disease count to 793,802, as per the Union health ministry on Friday.

The nation has recorded in excess of two lakh Covid-19 cases since July 1 and has seen more than 20,000 diseases consistently since July 3.

There were 19,135 patients of the viral disease who were cured between Thursday and Friday early daytime taking the quantity of those sent home from emergency clinics to 495,512. With that, India’s recuperation rate is presently 62.42%.

On Thursday, the number of recovered cases had overshot the quantity of Covid-19 dynamic cases by 206,588. The quantity of recovered is presently double the number of active cases.

“This is a result of focussed attention on effective surveillance through house-to-house contact tracing, early detection, and isolation as well as timely and effective clinical management of COVID-19 cases,” the Centre said in a release.

The nation’s loss of life remains at 21,604 after the new fatalities over the most recent 24 hours, as indicated by the health ministry’s dashboard.

The legislature has said that India has one of the lowest deaths in the world with deaths per million population at 15.31 which translates to a fatality rate of 2.75%—the global deaths per million population stand at 68.7.

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The Union health ministry said on Thursday patients beyond 45 years old years, who structure 25% of the country’s population, represent 85% of India’s Covid-19 passings.

India likewise has perhaps the most minimal case per million population in the world at 538 while the worldwide normal is at 1497, the administration has said.

It has likewise said 49 areas across India represent 80% of Covid-19 cases in the nation.

Maharashtra kept on being the worst-hit state with more than 2.30 lakh cases and 9,667 deaths. Tamil Nadu has 126,581 Covid-19 cases and 1,765 deaths, while Delhi has detailed 107,051 contaminations and 3,258 deaths to date.

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal have announced lockdowns once again to contain the spread of the Virus as there was a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The administration in Uttar Pradesh, where the Covid-19 the count has crossed 32,000, reported a total end of the week shutdown from Friday 10 pm till Monday at 5 am.

In West Bengal, another week of complete Lockdown kicked in Thursday afternoon across containment zones. The Covid-19 tally in the eastern state has gone past 25,000.

Five areas, including Patna, in Bihar, will go under lockdown from Saturday after over a month as the state’s Covid-19 check approached 14,000.