New Delhi: India’s coronavirus cases increased by 22,752 in 24 hours, taking the total number of infections across the country to 7,42,717 on Wednesday night. The toll rose to 20,642 with 482 new single-day casualties, according to the Union health ministry data. The total tally of cases includes 2,64,944 active cases and 4,56,830 recoveries. The ministry also said that the recovery rate stands at 61.53 percent currently.
Officials in the ministry also said that during the last 24 hours, 2,62,679 samples have been tested of which more than 53,000 samples have been tested in private labs. The cumulative number of samples tested, as of now is 1,04,73,771.
The Union Health Ministry report also suggests, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state reporting 2,17,121 coronavirus cases and 9,250 fatalities.
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