Coronavirus: Nearly 70K New Cases In India's Worst-Ever Single Day Spike; Overall Tally Over 28 Lakh; Check State-Wise Data

Coronavirus In India: Of the 6.86 lakh active cases in India, 0.28% are on ventilator, while 1.92% are receiving treatment in intensive care units, while 2.62% are on oxygen, as per the union health ministry.

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Coronavirus India: India on Thursday witnessed the worst-ever single-day spike with nearly 70,000 new covid-19 cases, while it saw nearly 1000 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is so far the highest single-day jump in India’s Covid-19 tally pushing it beyond 28 lakh-mark. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a spike of 69,652 cases and 977 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The Covid-19 tally in the country rises to 28,36,926 including 6,86,395 active cases, 20,96,665 cured/discharged/migrated & 53,866 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has stated. Less than 0.5% of active cases on ventilator support, less than 2% in ICU Of the 6.86 lakh active cases in India, 0.28% are on ventilator, while  1.92% are receiving treatment in intensive care units, while 2.62% are on oxygen, as per the union health ministry. Testing in India at an all-time high: India has scaled a new peak in daily testing. More than 9 lakh  Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the ministry of health has said.  The positivity rate comes down below 8%. State-wise data: With 160728 active cases, Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state. Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and West Bengal respectively. Here’s a look at active cases, cured ones and fatalities across the states and union territories.

States and union territories

Active cases

Cured

deaths

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1045	1529	30
Andhra Pradesh	86725	226372	2906
Arunachal Pradesh	923	2022	5
Assam	23756	60348	213
Bihar	27546	84404	487
Chandigarh	1014	1351	31
Chhattisgarh	6139	11185	161
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	389	1604	2
Delhi	11137	140767	4235
Goa	3838	8713	124
Gujarat	14282	64823	2837
Haryana	7307	42056	567
Himachal Pradesh	1400	2992	19
Jammu and Kashmir	6965	22497	572
Jharkhand	9638	16175	277
Karnataka	81113	164150	4327
Kerala	17442	32607	182
Ladakh	633	1397	18
Madhya Pradesh	10717	36475	1159
Maharashtra	160728	446881	21033
Manipur	1973	2885	18
Meghalaya	806	694	6
Mizoram	489	384	0
Nagaland	1844	1706	8
Odisha	19814	46936	372
Puducherry	3309	5312	129
Punjab	12460	22703	921
Rajasthan	14416	49963	910
Sikkim	440	789	3
Tamil Nadu	53155	296171	6123
Telengana	21509	75186	729
Tripura	2205	5565	65
Uttarakhand	3915	9132	178
Uttar Pradesh	49645	115227	2638
West Bengal	27678	95663	2581