Another Day With Record Covid Fatalities, India Registers 3.86 Lakh New Cases In Last 24 Hrs

India reported 3.86 new infections and 3498 new deaths on Friday, health ministry data showed, the highest number of fatalities in a single day since the start of the pandemic.

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Setting yet another grim record, India registered over 3.86 lakh new Covid cases in a single day. The death tally continues to surge and the country recorded 3498 Covid fatalities.

India reports 3,86,452 new COVID 19 cases, 3498 deaths and 2,97,540 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
Total cases: 1,87,62,976

Total recoveries: 1,53,84,418

Death toll: 2,08,330

Active cases: 31,70,228

Total vaccination: 15,22,45,179

Delhi recorded as many as 24,235 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached 11,222,86, while the death toll mounted to 15,772.

As many as 395 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

According to a health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, 74,851 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 66,159 fresh coronavirus cases and 771 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 45,39,553 and the toll to 67,985, the state health department said. Also, 68,537 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recoveries to 37,99,266.

The Maharashtra government extended the lockdown-like restrictions in the state till May 15 amid the continued threat of COVID-19. Under its ‘Break the Chain’ campaign aimed at tackling the surge in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, the state government said the existing COVID-19 restrictions will continue to be in place till 7 am on May 15.