Coronavirus: India’s Total Covid-19 Tally Jumps To 7,42,417; Recovery Rate Over 61%

With a spike of more than 5,134 cases in just one day, Maharashtra remains the worst hit state with cases reaching up to 2,11,987 and 9,250 casualties so far, of which 224 occurred in the last 24 hours.

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New Delhi: For the fourth straight day, India witnessed over 22,000 addition in its Coronavirus tally in 24 hours time, on Wednesday. The number o fatalities recorded in a day is 482. The overall tally has now been pushed beyond 7 lakh 42 thousands. As per the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India reports a spike of 22,752 new Covid-19 cases and 482 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at  7,42,417 including 2,64,944 active cases, 4,56,831 cured/discharged/migrated & 20,642 deaths. On Tuesday, the overall tally of India’s positive cases breached the grim border of 7 Lakh and just a day after it, the tally has reached 7,42,417. Also Read: Subject Enrolment For India’s First Covid 19 Vaccine Trial Begins; 375 To Be Tested In Phase 1 Recovery Rate tops 61%: On Tuesday, the central government cited a World Health Organisation (WHO) situation report and claimed the country had one of the lowest coronavirus deaths and cases per million population. The recovery rate has surpassed 61 per cent, it added. Total samples tested: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 1,04,73,771 samples tested for Covid-19 till date. Of these, 2,62,679 samples were tested yesterday. Worst-hit states: With a spike of more than 5,134 cases in just one day, Maharashtra remains the worst hit state with cases reaching up to 2,11,987 and 9,250 casualties so far, of which 224 occurred in the last 24 hours. Tamil Nadu remained the second worst hit with a total of 1,18,594 cases, including 1,636 deaths. With 2,008 new coronavirus cases and 50 deaths in the last 24 hours, the national capital recorded a total tally of 1,02,831 and 3,165 deaths. The recovered patients in the city are almost three times that of the active coronavirus cases. Global tally: As per Johns Hopkins University, the overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 11.7 million, while the deaths have soared to over 543,000. India is the third worst affected country after the US and Brazil. Also Watch: