Recovery rate crosses 40% mark
New Delhi, May 21: India registered 5,609 Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours pushing the country’s tally to 1,12,359 on Thursday, while the recovery rate crossed 40 per cent for the first time.
Presently, there are 63,624 active cases in the country, Health Ministry stated.
The virus claimed lives of 3,435 people so far, after 132 more people succumbed to it since Wednesday.
On the recovery front, as many as 45,300 infected patients have been cured.
The recovery rate was recorded at 38.73 per cent on Tuesday, while it was 40.32 per cent on Thursday, indicating a rise of 1.59 per cent over the last 48 hours.
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan remain the four worst affected states with Maharashtra registering 2,161 fresh infections, taking the tally to 39,297. The state’s death toll stands at 1,390 after 65 fresh casualties were recorded.
According to the health ministry update, 10,318 patients have recovered in the state so far.
Having recorded the second-highest number of cases Tamil Nadu now houses 13,191 patients after witnessing a surge of 743 infections with overall casualties at 87, including three fresh deaths.
In Gujarat, the total has now reached 12,537 after addition of 397 cases, whereas the death toll has increased to 749. So far, 5,219 cases have been cured and discharged in the state.
With 571 fresh cases the National Capital recorded 11,659 incidence.
According to the Delhi Government, there is an improvement registered in the total number recoveries, with the figure now at 5567, after 375 cases being cured and discharged.
Death toll has inched closer to 200 with the figure standing at 194, after 18 more people succumbed to the virus.
