An additional 69 people die in the Punjab as the nation saw a one-day high-profile Covid case in five months

An additional 69 people die in the Punjab as the nation saw a one-day high-profile Covid case in five months

An additional 69 people die in the Punjab as the nation saw a one-day high-profile Covid case in five months

New Delhi : India has seen 68,020 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the highest one-day number so far this year, bringing Covid's national figure to more than 1.2 million, according to Health Department data updated Monday.

Registered for a steady increase for 19 consecutive days, active cases increased to 5,21,808, including 4.33 percent of total infections, while the recovery rate dropped to 94.32 percent, the data said.

A total of 68,020 new cases were reported per day, the highest number recorded since October 11 last year, bringing the country's figures to 1,20,39,644, with a death toll rising to 1,61,843 and 291 deaths. , data updated at 8 a.m. shown.

A total of 74,383 new cases were recorded within a 24-hour period on October 11.

An additional 69 people die in the Punjab as the nation saw a one-day high-profile Covid case in five months

An additional 69 people die in the Punjab as the nation saw a one-day high-profile Covid case in five months

The active caseload was significantly lower at 1,35,926 on February 12 comprising 1.25 percent of total infections. The number of people recovering from the disease has risen to 1,13,55,993, while the death toll has dropped to 1.34%, the data said.

According to the Indian Medical Research Council, 24,18,64,161 samples were tested up to March 28 and 9,13,319 samples were tested on Saturday.

The 291 young people who died included 108 from Maharashtra, 69 from Punjab, 15 from Chhattisgarh, 12 from Kerala and Karnataka, and 11 from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

A total of 1,61,843 people have been reported so far in the country, including 54,181 from Maharashtra, 12,670 from Tamil Nadu, 12,504 from Karnataka, 11,006 from Delhi, 10,324 from West Bengal, 8 786 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,205 from Andhra Pradesh and 6,690 from Punjab. PTI