India’s Covid tally jumps to 4,73,105 after registering 16,922 new cases in last 24 hours

According to the Union Health Ministry, the death toll climbed to 14,894 with 418 new fatalities recorded in last 24 hours.

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File photo of medic taking samples from an Indian national arriving from Myanmar at Anna International Airport, during the ongoing lockdown, in Chennai | PTI
File photo of medic taking samples from an Indian national arriving from Myanmar at Anna International Airport, during the ongoing lockdown, in Chennai | PTI

New Delhi: The highest-ever single-day surge of 16,922 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s total tally to 4,73,105 on Thursday whereas the death toll climbed to 14,894 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry.

With this, India has registered over 14,000 cases for the sixth day in a row.

According to the ministry data updated at 8am, active cases stand at 1,86,514 while 2,71,696 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.

“Thus, around 57.43 per cent patients have recovered so far,” an official said.

The number of confirmed cases included foreigners.

Of the 418 new deaths, 208 were in Maharashtra, 64 in Delhi, 33 in Tamil Nadu, 25 in Gujarat, 14 in Karnataka, 11 in West Bengal, 10 each in Rajasthan and Haryana, nine in Madhya Pradesh, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, five each in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Uttarakhand.

Bihar, Goa and Jammu and Kashmir have reported one COVID-19 fatality each.

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