Covid-19 Tally In India Breaches 10.38 Lakh Mark With Over 34 K New Cases In Last 24 Hrs

Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state from the deadly virus with a total of 2,92,589 cases and 11,452 fatalities.

Volunteers spray disinfectant as people stand in a queue to get themselves tested for coronavirus at Chandni Mahal area, identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, during the nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi, July 18:  It seems there is no respite for India as the Covid-19 situation remains grim with the single-day cases surging by 34,884 and 671 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 10,38,716, including 3,58,692 active cases, 6,53,751 cured/discharged/migrated and 26,273 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Also Read: Monsoon Update: IMD Predicts Heavy Rains, Issues Red Warning For West Bengal, Assam And Meghalaya From July 19-21

#CoronaVirusUpdates: #COVID19 India Tracker (As on 18 July, 2020, 08:00 AM)

Confirmed cases: 1,038,716 Active cases: 358,692 Cured/Discharged/Migrated: 653,751 Deaths: 26,273#IndiaFightsCorona#StayHome #StaySafe @ICMRDELHI Via @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/8PzpA1Hgsp — #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) July 18, 2020

Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state from the deadly virus with a total of 2,92,589 cases and 11,452 fatalities. Tamil Nadu has a tally of 1,60,907 cases and 2,315 deaths due to COVID-19, Delhi has reported a total of 1,20,107 cases and 3,571 deaths due to the virus. Around 184  new cases and four deaths are reported in Rajasthan on Saturday. Total number of cases in the state is now at 27,973, including 6,737 active cases & 550 deaths, as per the State Health Department. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said 1,34,33,742 samples were tested for the infection till Friday. Out of them 3,61,024 samples were tested on Friday. While criticising the government in handling the pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said if the numbers keep increasing at the current pace then there will be more than 20 lakh cases by August 10. Global update: According to the Worldometer, almost 14.1 million people around the world have been diagnosed with Covid-19, while more than 8,441,846 have recovered, 598,508 have died. The United States recorded over 74,000 cases in a day. It now has 3,769,276 covid-19 cases and 142,035 deaths. Brazil has 2,048,697 cases, deaths 77,932 and India (1,040,457 cases, 26,285 deaths).