India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 50-lakh mark with a spike of 90,123 new cases and 1,290 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday (September 16).
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The total case tally in the country stands at 50,20,360 including 9,95,933 active cases, 39,42,361 cureddischargedmigrated and 82,066 deaths, as per the ministry.
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Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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As per the data from the Health Ministry, Maharashtra which is the most affected by the pandemic has 2,92,174 active cases of COVID-19. Karnataka has 98,555 active cases, Andhra Pradesh (92,353), Uttar Pradesh (67,335), and Delhi (29,787).
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Meanwhile, Delhi recorded 4,263 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 225,000. The worst-hit states are Maharashtra (1,097,856) Andhra Pradesh (583,000), Tamil Nadu (5,14,208), Karnataka (4,75,265), and UP (317,195).
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Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection in India further dropped at 1.63%.
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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 5,94,29,115 samples have been tested up to September 15 for COVID-19. Of these, 11,16,842 samples were tested yesterday.
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