India records 63,489 new corona cases, 944 more fatalities
New Delhi: ) With a single-day spike of 63,489 coronavirus cases, India's total tally reached 25,89,682 even as its death toll climbed up to 49,980 with 944 more fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) data said on Sunday.
Of the total cases, 6,77,444 are still active. A total of 18,62,258 coronavirus patients has recovered so far, including 53,322 who won the battle against the virus in the last one day.
The fatality rate -- the proportion of people who die of the disease among individuals diagnosed -- dropped to 1.93 per cent, the Ministry said, adding that the recovery rate had gone up to 71.91 per cent.
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with 1,56,719 active cases, of which 4,854 came up in the last one day. The state recorded 6,844 more recoveries, taking the total cured patients to 4,08,286. As many as 19,749 patients have succumbed to Covid-19 in Maharashtra so far, including 322 in the last one day.
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