Covid toll tops 30k; record spike of 750 on Thursday

Covid toll tops 30k; record spike of 750 on Thursday

Nearly 95k New Cases Added In Just Two Days

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:24.07.2020

Deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic in the country crossed 30,000 and India’s toll rose to the sixth highest in the world on Thursday, even as fresh cases surged to another new high, crossing 48,000 for the first time. At 750, fatalities across the country on Thursday were also the highest recorded in a single day so far.

India’s Covid-19 death toll has risen by more than 5,000 in the last seven days, having crossed the 25,000 mark exactly a week ago. By contrast, it had taken 10 days for the count to hit 25,000 from the 20,000 mark, and 11days for the death toll to rise from 15,000 to 20,000.

India also went past France’s Covid-19 death toll of 30,172 to climb to the sixth spot among countries that have suffered the highest fatalities from the pandemic.

With 48,285 cases on Thursday, the country has recorded nearly 95,000 fresh coronavirus infections in just two days, as per data collated from state governments. On the brighter side, India also reported the highest singleday recoveries from the virus at 33,659.

While Maharashtra again registered the biggest rise in cases on Thursday, recording its second-highest single-day count of 9,895, as many as 11 states reported their highest spike in cases. These were led by Andhra Pradesh which reported a massive rise of nearly 8,000 infections (7,998).

Led by Andhra, 11 states report highest single-day spike in cases

The others states which added their highest single-day count of cases were Tamil Nadu (6,472 fresh infections), Karnataka (5,030), Uttar Pradesh (2,529), Bengal (2,436), Odisha (1,264), Kerala (1,078), Gujarat (1,078), Jharkhand (518), Punjab (441) and Chhattisgarh (286). A day after adding a record high of 10,576 cases, Maharashtra on Thursday saw its highest deaths recorded in a day. It reported 298 Covid-19 deaths, taking its toll to 12,854. The highest deaths reported for a day until Thursday was 295, on July

4. The state accounts for over 40% of Covid deaths in India and has been struggling to bring down the mortality rate below 3.6% for a while.

Of the 298 deaths, Mumbai reported 55 or 18%. The total fatalities in the city rose to 5,930, close to the 6,000 mark. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region, excluding Mumbai, registered 75 deaths. The novel coronavirus appeared to be galloping in Andhra Pradesh with the highest single-day surge of 7,998 Covid-19 cases — the highest for any state except Maharashtra — and 61 deaths. Overall, the southern state is place on the fifth position in the country with a caseload of 72,711, behind Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Karnataka.

The Covid-19 graph has been on the upward trend since July 1 with an unprecedented spurt in positive cases and toll. On July 6, the state had just 20,019 cases and was in the 10th spot. Karnataka also witnessed the highest single-day spike of 5,030 positive cases and, on a positive note, saw 2,071 discharges the same day.

The total in Bengaluru, with 2,207 new cases, is set to touch the 40,000 mark. The state also reported 97 deaths, with 48 in Bengaluru.

The number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu surged to a highest-ever 6,472 cases on Thursday, which also saw 88 deaths taking the cumulative toll to 3,232.

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