Coronavirus: India reports highest single-day COVID-19 death toll at 4,529; 2.6 lakh new cases

First Published May 19, 2021, 11:49 AM IST

The country reported 4,529 deaths, its highest single-day toll. This pushed the overall fatality count to 2,83,248.

India has recorded 2,67,334 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, 3,89,851 recoveries and 4,529 deaths, which is the highest in a single day in India, the health ministry data shows.
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India has seen a significant decline in daily Covid-19 cases in the past few days. A total of 2,63,533 new cases were reported on Monday and 2,81,386 on Sunday.
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As many as 3,89,851 patients were discharged in the past one day taking the total recoveries to 2,19,86,363. Active cases in India now stand at 32,26,719.
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As of now, Karnataka remains the worst affected state and the new hotspot with 5,75,028 active infections followed by Maharashtra with 4,19,727 active cases.
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India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, the 30-lakh mark on August 23, the 40-lakh mark on September 5 and the 50-lakh mark on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19 last year. The figure crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4.
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According to ICMR, 32,03,01,177 samples have been tested up to May 18 with 20,08,296 samples being tested on Tuesday.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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