Coronavirus: India Records Worst-Ever Spike With Nearly 50K Cases In Single Day; Total Tally Breaches 14 Lakh Mark

Total Covid-19 positive cases stand at 14,35,453 including 4,85,114 active cases, 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated & 32,771 deaths, the Union Health Ministry stated on Monday morning.

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Coronavirus In India: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the grim 14 Lakh mark on Monday, as it witnessed its worst ever single-day spike in Covid-19 infections. It recorded  708 deaths and highest single-day spike of 49,931 cases reported in last 24 hours, as per the health ministry data. Total Covid-19 positive cases stand at 14,35,453 including 4,85,114 active cases, 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated & 32,771 deaths, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, stated on Monday morning. Recoveries in India: The recovery rate among Covid-19 patients has increased to 63.92%. The recoveries/deaths ratio is 96.55%:3.45% now, the Government of India said on Monday. India has 9,17,567 recovered or cured cases of its total 14.35 lakh confirmed cases.  Total tests conducted: The total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to 26th July is 1,68,06,803 including 5,15,472 samples tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).  Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Delhi remain worst-hit:  Though the surge in cases and penetration to tier-II cities remain a cause of concern all across the country, the condition of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi gets worse with increasing number of infections everyday. Maharashtra's total confirmed cases surpassed 3.75 lakh grim milestone with Monday's reported data. It has 14,8905 active cases and 13656 deaths. Here is the state-wise chart of active cases, Cured cases , deaths and total confirmed cases as per the MoHFW. 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*	Cured/Discharged/Migrated*	Deaths**	Total Confirmed cases*
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	142	182	0	324
2	Andhra Pradesh	48956	46301	1041	96298
3	Arunachal Pradesh	650	505	3	1158
4	Assam	8109	24040	79	32228
5	Bihar	13117	25815	244	39176
6	Chandigarh	302	572	13	887
7	Chhattisgarh	2463	4944	43	7450
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	362	550	2	914
9	Delhi	11904	114875	3827	130606
10	Goa	1549	3277	35	4861
11	Gujarat	13131	40365	2326	55822
12	Haryana	6556	24384	392	31332
13	Himachal Pradesh	966	1198	12	2176
14	Jammu and Kashmir	7680	9928	312	17920
15	Jharkhand	4486	3704	85	8275
16	Karnataka	58425	35838	1878	96141
17	Kerala	9664	9300	61	19025
18	Ladakh	218	1063	4	1285
19	Madhya Pradesh	7857	19132	811	27800
20	Maharashtra	148905	213238	13656	375799
21	Manipur	681	1554	0	2235
22	Meghalaya	562	135	5	702
23	Mizoram	168	193	0	361
24	Nagaland	786	549	4	1339
25	Odisha	8456	16793	140	25389
26	Puducherry	1101	1645	40	2786
27	Punjab	4102	8810	306	13218
28	Rajasthan	9935	25353	621	35909
29	Sikkim	397	148	0	545
30	Tamil Nadu	53703	156526	3494	213723
31	Telangana	12264	41332	463	54059
32	Tripura	1526	2361	13	3900
33	Uttarakhand	2475	3566	63	6104
34	Uttar Pradesh	23921	41641	1426	66988
35	West Bengal	19595	37751	1372	58718
	Total	485114	917568	32771	1435453

PM to launch PM To Launch 3 High Throughput Covid-19 Testing' Facilities Today:Global Status: India is the world's third worst-hit country by the virus, after the United States and Brazil. The United States on Saturday recorded 68,212 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. In order to ramp up testing of Covid-19 countrywide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput Covid-19 testing facilities on Monday via video conferencing , the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday. According to a release from the PMO, these facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These labs will also reduce turn-around-time and exposure of lab personnel to infectious clinical materials. Also Watch: Over weight are more prone to Coronavirus infection?