COVID-19 Cases India Updates: India has crossed 7 lakh coronavirus cases. (File)
New Delhi: India's biggest single-day surge in coronavirus cases with 24,879 new infections reported in the last 24 hours has taken the country's tally to 7,67,296 cases, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.
Around 4.76 lakh patients have recovered since the beginning of the pandemic; 21,129 deaths linked to the illness have been recorded, according to the official figures. In the last 24 hours, 487 COVID-19 patients died.
India has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after the United States (30,54,695) and Brazil (17,13,160).
Here are the updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases In India:
COVID-19 new cases: Telangana reports 1,924 new coronavirus cases
Telangana reported 1,924 new coronavirus cases and 11 deaths today.
According to the state government's data, the total number of cases reached to 29,536 including 11,933 active cases, 17,279 discharged cases and 324 deaths.
659 new cases reported in Rajasthan
A total of 659 new COVID-19 cases, 291 discharged and 10 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Wednesday till 8:30 pm, according to the State Health Department.
With this, the total number of cases in the state is now at 22,063, including 4,715 active cases and 482 deaths.
India reported a spike of 22,752 COVID-19 cases, taking the country''s coronavirus tally to 7,42,417 on Wednesday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Out of the total cases reported, 4,56,830 patients have been cured/discharged from the disease while one patient has been migrated, the Health Ministry informed.
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Mumbai's COVID-19-related death's tally cross 5,000-mark
Mumbai's COVID-19-related death's tally crossed the 5,000-mark on Wednesday with 62 new fatalities, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
While the death toll reached 5,061, the tally of coronavirus cases in the country's financial capital rose to 87,513 with 1,381 new patients found since Tuesday evening.
The number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 59,238 with 1,101 persons discharged from hospitals during the day, the BMC said.
Coronavirus Update: Latest Numbers
Here are the latest figure on coronavirus pandemic in India:
Total cases: 7,42,417
Total deaths: 20,642
Total number of recoveries: 4,56,830,
Total number of active cases: 2,64,944
Recovery Rate: 61.53%