COVID-19: India Sees Single Day Spike of 48,916 Positive Cases, 757 Deaths

New Delhi: India registered single day biggest spike of 48,916 COVID-19 positive cases and 757 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.

The country’s total COVID-19 caseload stands at 13, 36,861 including 4,56,071 active cases. While 8, 49,431 people have recovered from disease so far, as many 31,358 patients have succumbed to the disease.

As per the ICMR, so far 1,58,49,068 tests have been conducted in India, out of which 4,20,898 were conducted on Friday.

Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in the country recording 3, 57,117 cases including 1, 44,018 active cases and 13,132 deaths. Delhi overtook Tamil Nadu to become the second worst-affected. Delhi has 1,28,389 cases with 13,681 active cases and 3,777 deaths, while Tamil Nadu has 1,99,749 cases with 53,132 active cases and 3,320 deaths.