COVID19: India sees biggest-ever daily spike of 2,61,500 cases, 1,501 deaths
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New Delhi: India saw biggest-ever single-day rise of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections which has taken the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,47,88,109 in the last 24 hours. According to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday the death toll increased to 1,77,150 with a record 1,501 new fatalities, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark.
While the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86.62 per cent, the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,28,09,643, the data updated at 8.00 am shows. According to the data the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.20 per cent.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed 20 lakh on August 7,30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28,70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 26,65,38,416 samples have been tested up to April 17 with 15,66,394 samples being tested on Saturday.
The 1,501 new fatalities include 419 from Maharashtra, 167 from Delhi, 158 from Chhattisgarh, 120 from Uttar Pradesh, 97 from Gujarat, 80 from Karnataka, 66 from Madhya Pradesh, 62 from Punjab and 39 from Tamil Nadu.
These fresh fatalities also include 37 each from Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, 34 each from Bihar and West Bengal, 32 from Haryana, 30 from Jharkhand, 27 from Kerala, 15 each from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and 12 from Himachal Pradesh.
The ministry said a total of 1,77,150 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 59,970 from Maharashtra, 13,270 from Karnataka, 13,071 from Tamil Nadu, 11,960 from Delhi, 10,540 from West Bengal, 9,703 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,834 from Punjab and 7,388 from Andhra Pradesh.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to co-morbidities.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
(From PTI with minor edits)