100 deaths in 24-hr: India’s coronavirus tally tops 81,000

International Desk Published: 15 May 2020, 10:52 AM

100 deaths in 24-hr: India’s coronavirus tally tops 81,000

A health worker checks temperatures of migrant labourers before they board a bus for their homes, at Pahua in Nadia. (PTI photo)

Hundred deaths and more than 3,967 cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, ending Friday morning, reports India Today.

According to the updated data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total positive cases of novel coronavirus reached 81,970 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 2,649.

The total coronavirus cases in India on Friday morning included 51,401 active cases, while 27,920 recovered and discharged, the Ministry of Health stated. One patient has migrated, it said.

The recovery rate in India has improved to 34.06 per cent.

On Thursday, India reported 3,722 new coronavirus cases and 134 deaths in 24 hours with total cases in the country at 78,003. The death toll stood at 2,549.

Maharashtra, meanwhile, continues to be worst-hit state in India. As on Friday morning, the Maharashtra tally stood at 27,524 while the death toll past the 1,000-mark. Over 6,000 people have recovered in Maharashtra so far.

Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu at 9,674, Gujarat at 9,591, Delhi at 8,470, Rajasthan at 4,534, Madhya Pradesh at 4,426, and Uttar Pradesh at 3,902.