India has logged in over 3.15 lakh COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily spike in infections the country has recorded outbreak, according to Union Health Ministry. As the country continues to face oxygen scarcity along with overburdened health system, 2,104 lost their lives due to the virus in 24 hours.
With the new addition, the overall infection tally in the country now stands at 1,59,30,965. The death toll, meanwhile, stands at 1,84,657. India is world’s second most affected country with 2.3 million active cases, a number only second to the United States.
Since April 15, India has continued to report over 2 lakh new Covid-19 cases on a daily basis. There were 2,95,041 new cases on Wednesday, 2,59,170 cases on April 20, 2,73,510 on April 19, 2,61,500 on April 18, 2,34,692 on April 17, 2,17,353 on April 16 and 2,00,739 on April 15.
With the fresh Covid-19 cases, the country’s active caseload stands at 2,29,142.A total of 1,78,841 infected people recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 1,34,54,880.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra, India’s worst affected state, recorded 67,468 new coronavirus cases and 568 more deaths. Meanwhile, Delhi, India’s worst affected city, reported 24,638 new infections while 249 more people died due to the virus in the national capital.
The five most affected states in the country are — Maharashtra (4,027,827), Kerala (1,197,301), Karnataka (1,109,650), Tamil Nadu (962,935), and Andhra Pradesh (942,135).
A total of 16,51,711 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 27,27,05,103 samples have been tested in the country, said Indian Council of Medical Research.
According to the government data, a total of 22,11,334 people were also vaccinated in the same period, taking the total inoculation count to 13,23,30,644.
