India, on Wednesday, reported 1,15,736 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of daily cases ever since the pandemic began.
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The number of daily new cases are soaring in states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Delhi, among others, according to the official data of the Union Health Ministry. Among all the states, Maharashtra recorded the highest surge in daily Covid cases at 56,330, followed by Karnataka at 3,487 and Punjab at 2,350.
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As many as 630 deaths were reported across the country over the past 24 hours, taking the total coronavirus death count in India to 1,66,177.
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While 59,856 people were discharged, the total active caseload in the country stands at 8,43,473. 1,17,92,135 people have recovered so far.
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The previous high of 1,03,844 new cases in a single day was reported on April 5. On Tuesday, the count stood at 96,982 new cases.
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 25,14,39,598 samples have been tested for Covid-19, up to April 6. Of these, 12,08,329 samples were tested on Wednesday.
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The Centre cautioned that the next four weeks were "very very critical" and sought people's participation to control the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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