New Delhi, Apr 10 (Agency) India on Thursday recorded 1,31,968 Covid-19 fresh infections, the highest single-day hike for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, pushing the tally to 1,30,60,542, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.
With 780 people succumbing to the disease during the same period, the fatalities have increased to 1,67,642. Of the 1,31,968 infections, Maharashtra accounted for 56,286 cases, Chhattisgarh– 10,662 cases, Uttar Pradesh– 8,490, Delhi– 7,437 while 6,570 cases were detected in Karnataka. According to the Ministry’s data updated at 0800 hrs this morning, the number of active COVID-19 infections hiked to 9,79,608, which is 7.5 per cent of the total cases, while the recovery rate has further declined to 91.22 per cent.
While the number of recoveries from the disease has increased to 1,19,13,292, there has been a decline in the fatality rate which has descended to 1.28 per cent, the data showed. Meanwhile, as many as 13,64,205 samples were tested on Thursday taking the total so far to 25,40,41,584, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research data. The government today said that India surpassed the US to become the fastest vaccinating country in the world.
COVID-19: Global death toll crosses 2.893 million
Washington, Apr 9 (FN Bureau) The global death toll due to COVID-19 has topped 2.893 million, while the cumulative case tally has almost touched 133.5 million cases, said the US-based Johns Hopkins University in it’s latest pandemic update.
Johns Hopkins University is the foremost and most credible global institution that tracks and compiles data regarding the pandemic. As of 20:30 GMT Thursday (0200 hrs IST Friday), the number of cases globally stood at 133,499,369, including 2,893,583 fatalities. The United States still has the highest case count in the world, with 30,983,624, including 559,849 fatalities.