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.
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As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a spike of 69,652 cases and 977 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
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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 |
