The country recorded the highest single day spike of coronavirus deaths as well as cases on Saturday with 265 fatalities and 7,964 infections. On Saturday, the Ministry of Health updated that national Covid-19 tally to 173,763 infections. There are 86,422 active cases of coronavirus in the country while 82,369 people have been cured from the disease across the country. The Covid-19 death toll in the country nears 5,000 with 4,971 fatalities. Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat.
Maharashtra, on Saturday reported a total of 62,228 coronavirus cases, in Tamil Nadu the figure stands at 20,246. As many as 2,098 people have died of coronavirus in Maharashtra - highest in the country, while Tamil Nadu has seen 154 fatalities. Mumbai and Chennai are the two most affected cities in these respective states.
Delhi’s tally rose to 17,386 on Saturday, 7,846 people have recovered here while 398 died due to Covid-19. In Gujarat, the total number of Covid-19 cases reached 15,934 on Saturday. The state has seen 8,611 people recover from coronavirus while 980 people have died. Ahmedabad is the worst-hit district in Gujarat.
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