India’s Covid-19 tally reaches 1,038,716 with 34,884 new cases with 671 fatalities

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jul 18, 2020: With a surge of 34,884 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally on Saturday reached 10,38,716, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare while adding that 671 fatalities were reported during the same period.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the novel coronavirus, caused by SARS‑CoV‑2, has claimed 26,273 lives in India while the active number of cases in the country stands at 3,58,692. Meanwhile, the recovery rate in India stands at 62.93 per cent as 6,53,751 people have been cured from coronavirus and discharged from hospitals.

In India, Maharashtra, which is the worst-hit state, has reported 2.92 lakh coronavirus cases and over 11,000 deaths while Tamil Nadu is second worst affected with 1.60 lakh cases and more than 2,300 fatalities. Delhi has reported 1.20 lakh coronavirus cases and over 3,000 deaths while Karnataka has reported more than 55,000 cases and over 1,100 fatalities.


courtesy:Jagran English