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April 06, 2021 11:43 IST
With 446 new fatalities, the death toll increased to 1,65,547, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
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A health worker collects swab samples for COVID-19 test at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad.
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Nagara Gopal
With 446 new fatalities, the death toll increased to 1,65,547, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
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March 17, 2021 18:05 IST
28,903 new cases reported in the last 24 hours along with 188 deaths, it says
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A health official takes a swab from a man to test for COVID-19, in Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu.
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28,903 new cases reported in the last 24 hours along with 188 deaths, it says
Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab together account for 76.4% of active COVID-19 cases currently, with Maharashtra alone contributing nearly 60%, said data released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
It reported a surge with 28,903 new cases in the last 24 hours along with 188 deaths. Of the new cases, 83.9% are from Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
India has been recording a steady decline in the number of daily new deaths since October 1, 2020, while the national recovery rate is amongst the highest in the world, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.