COVID Update: India Reports Highest Single-Day Spike with 3.46 Lakh Fresh Cases

New Delhi- India once again shatters its own previous records as 3.46 Lakh Fresh COVID-19 Cases have been reported in the last 24 hours which takes the nation's total caseload to 1.66 crores. The number of active cases in amounts to about 25.43 lakh. 2,624 new COVID-induced fatalities have been reported in the last 24 hours, the highest deaths recorded in a single day so far, taking the total tally of deaths to 1.89 lakh. Read more

Today marks the third consecutive day when more than 3 lakh cases have been recorded. 

India continues to reports acute shortages of supply of medical oxygen and hospital beds, leading to SOS messages being sent from hospitals, patients, and their family and friends. 

The states of Delhi and Maharashtra witnessed the highest deaths reported in a single day with Maharashtra reporting 773 deaths and the national capital reporting 348 deaths. Maharashtra continues to be the worst coronavirus hit state with a new record high of a staggering 66,836 fresh cases. Read more

On Friday, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi called for a meeting with the CM's of the ten worst coronavirus-affected states and instructed them that all states must ensure that there should not be any delay in the supply of medical oxygen to the other states by the oxygen tankers. He also urged the 'high burden states' to remain united in the fight against this deadly disease and also assured them the necessary support from the centre. 

In a significant buildup in the fight against COVID-19, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave consent to the emergy use of Zydus' anti-viral drug called Virafin as it has shown the potential to reduce the need for supply of oxygen support and improve recovery time for patients moderately affected by the novel coronavirus. 

There have been several restrictions put into place by various state governments to curb the spread of the deadly infectious disease. Rajasthan shut all its marketplace through the weekend. Kerela witnessed the highest single-day spike in the state with 28,447 new cases. Read more

Meanwhile, Assam as of Friday reported 2384 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total active cases in the state to 12,595. Kamrup Metro reported 883 fresh COVID cases followed by Kamrup Rural at 159, Dibrugarh at 154, and Nagaon at 100. 12 COVID-induced fatalities have been reported in the state, taking the total death toll to 1,172. Kamrup Metro reported 5 deaths, Kokrajhar reported 2 deaths and 1 death each was reported from the districts of Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup Rural, and Udalguri. The positivity rate in the state is 3.29% while the recovery rate is 93.53%. 

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