Coronavirus cases in India cross 50,000-mark

India's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 50,000-mark on Wednesday with a large number of healthcare professionals and security personnel testing positive amid the worsening spread of the virus.

By Wednesday night, the total cases of COVID-19 in the country were 52,559. Out of these 35,513 cases are active, as per data by covid19india.org.

15,257 have been recovered so far in India whereas a total of 1,785 people have succumbed to the COVID-19 infection.

As per the covid19 live tracker, India recorded 3,154 new cases of coronavirus with 91 deaths on Wednesday. Meanwhile, as many as 1,117 COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged on Wednesday.

Maharashtra is the worst-hit state. Total number of cases has reached 16,758 in the state with 13,013 active cases. Coronavirus death toll in Maharashtra has reached 651.

Gujarat follows Maharashtra in the list of severely-affected states by COVID-19. Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, and Telangana are the other states which have reported over 1,000 cases of coronavirus till now.

 

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