India Reports Nearly 4,000 New COVID-19 Deaths As Maharashtra Revises Data
Mumbai: India has reported 3,998 new COVID-19 deaths as the state of Maharashtra added 3,509 deaths after revising its data. The health ministry dashboard on Wednesday showed India’s daily Covid-19 toll as 3,998, which is a massive jump from Tuesday’s 374 deaths.
The country recorded 42,015 new COVID-19 cases and 36,977 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
After the 14th reconciliation, Maharashtra’s positive case tally has increased by 2,479, while the toll has increased by 3,509.
These account for 1.3% of the total infections. The country’s recovery rate stood at 97.37% on Wednesday, as 36,977 people were cured of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, updated at 8 am.
The country is coming out of a deadly second wave of disease outbreaks that have left medical infrastructure in a state of collapse.
At its peak of second-wave, India recorded 414,188 infections in a span of 24 hours on May 6. The cases have receded gradually since then, and India recorded its lowest daily spike in 125 days at 30,093 infections on Tuesday.
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