As the country reels from the havoc by the second wave of Coronavirus, India registered 3,79,257 new COVID19 cases, 3645 deaths, and 2,69,507 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.
Total cases: 1,83,76,524
Total recoveries: 1,50,86,878
Death toll: 2,04,832
Active cases: 30,84,814
The Indian Council of Medical Research informed that 28,44,71,979 samples tested up to 28th April 2021, for COVID19. Of these, 17,68,190 samples were tested yesterday.
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported its Covid-19 highest death toll ever since the beginning of the pandemic with 985 more virus-related fatalities added in the last 24 hours. On Tuesday, the state had reported 895 deaths, the second-highest. The death toll from novel coronavirus infection has now reached 67,214, according to the health bulletin.
Along with that, the state also reported 63,309 new Covid-19 cases in a day, taking the total tally to 44,73,394.
Karnataka and Bengal on Wednesday recorded the biggest surge in Covid cases since the start of the pandemic. More than 39,000 cases were recorded by Karnataka while Bengal saw a record single-day surge of 17,207 cases. Today, voting is being held for 35 seats of Bengal in the eighth and final round of state elections.
India has been recording over three lakh cases every day for over a week now. More than 2 lakh cases a day are being recorded since April 15.