Coronavirus Outbreak: Over 24,000 Cases In India In 24 Hours,6.73 Lakh Total Cases So Far 60

New Delhi: India reports the highest single-day spike of 24,850 new COVID19 cases and 613 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 6,73,165 including 2,44,814 active cases, 4,09,083 cured/discharged/migrated & 19,268 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

India reports the highest single-day spike of 24,850 new COVID19 cases and 613 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 6,73,165 including 2,44,814 active cases, 4,09,083 cured/discharged/migrated & 19,268 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/I2UAKS1zlv

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With staggering 7,074 new coronavirus cases in a day, Maharashtra''s total tally crossed the 2-lakh mark on Saturday apart from a record daily high of 295 deaths, health officials said here on Friday.

The number of fatalities in the state on Saturday shot up from the June-lowest of 62 to 295 -- highest ever after the earlier daily high of 248 deaths notched on June 23.

However, on June 16, Maharashtra had reported the highest 1,409 fatalities, taking into account reconciliation of earlier deaths, which drastically escalated the state toll.

With Saturday''s 295 declared fatalities, the state death toll climbed from 8,376 a day earlier to 8,671 and total cases to 200,064 till date, both the highest in the country.

This comes to roughly one death recorded every 5 minutes and a staggering 295 new cases notched every hour in the state on Saturday.

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