Corona Update: India records 380 fatalities in last 24 hours; death toll rises to 9900

In the last 24 hours, as the states had recorded 380 fatalities, another sharpest jump in coronavirus death toll was witnessed in India. The casualties from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 9,900. On Monday, 178 deaths were reported from Maharashtra alone.

On Monday, a slight decline was seen in the fresh infections from the virus. In the last 24 hours, as many as 10,667 new cases were confirmed. The total number of coronavirus patients in the country increased to 343,091.On Monday, a drop in the fresh cases was registered by Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

There were 153,178 active coronavirus patients in India. Over 50% of the total coronavirus cases — 1.8 lakh — were recovered from the infection. 

In India, Maharashtra remains the only state to record over 1 lakh COVID-19 infections. In the last 24 hours, Maharashtra recorded 2,786 coronavirus cases taking the total count to 110,744. The death toll in the state mounted to 4,128. 

On Monday, the highest number of fatalities were registered in Tamil Nadu with at least a total of 44 COVID-19 patients succumbing to death. 

 In the southern state, the total number of COVID-19  patients stood at 46,504. Over 1,800 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 

On Monday, Delhi’s COVID-19 count zoomed to 42,829. In the last 24 hours, at least 1,647 people diagnosed positive for the novel coronavirus. In the capital of the state, the fatalities from the infection increased to 1,400.