Maharashtra, India’s worst hit State, reported its highest single-day surge in COVID-19 deaths till date on Wednesday, with 105 fatalities taking the toll so far to 1,897, while another big spike of 2,190 cases saw its case tally rise to 56,948.
According to the Health Ministry, India’s recovery rate is now 42.4%, with a fatality rate of 2.86%, whereas the world average is 6.36%.
Here is a list of State Helpline numbers. You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here.
Here are the latest updates:
12.00 p.m. | Andhra Pradesh
1 death, 128 new cases in A.P.
Andhra Pradesh reported 1 death and 128 new postive cases on Thursday. 68 have recovered. A total of 2125 people have recovered, taking the number of active cases in the State to 1061. The State has 3245 positive cases and the death toll has risen to 59.
– Tharun Boda
11.40 p.m. | Rajasthan
6 more deaths in Rajasthan
Six more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Thursday, taking their number to 179 as 131 new coronavirus cases pushed the tally in the State to 7,947, the Health Department said here.
One death each was reported from Ajmer, Banswara, Dausa, Karauli and Nagaur. The location of one more fatality is yet to be ascertained, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said.
Of the new cases, 69 were reported in Jhalawar, 13 in Pali, 12 in Bharatpur, eight in Kota, seven each in Jaipur and Jhunjhunu, five each in Nagaur and Churu, four in Dausa and one in Ajmer district, officials said.
There are 3,292 active cases in the State and 3,913 people have been discharged, they said.
– PTI
11.15 a.m. | Kolkata
Domestic flight operations in Kolkata to resume from today
Domestic flight operations to and from Kolkata will resume from Thursday after a gap of two months due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Though domestic flight operations a