Coronavirus In India: Active Covid-19 Cases Rise To 5.86 Lakh, Fatalities Near 39,000; CFR Down To 2.09 Per Cent

With 52,050 new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and 803 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's overall caseload stood at 18,55,745 while the total fatalities increased to 38,938, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed on Tuesday (4 August).

The country had crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday (3 August). Currently, 5,86,298 cases are active and 12,30,509 people have recovered from the disease.

India has one of the lowest Case Fatality Rate (CFR) at 2.09 per cent as compared to the global average.

With a recovery rate of 66.3 per cent, a total of 44,306 people were discharged in the last 24 hours, the Ministry said. In the last 24 hours, 6,61,892 samples have been tested.

Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with 4,41,228 cases and 15,842 deaths, of which 266 occurred in the last 24 hours.

Tamil Nadu comes in second with 257,613 cases and 4,241 deaths. The state registered 109 fatalities in the last 24 hours.

States with most fatalities after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are Delhi (4,021), Karnataka (2,594), Gujarat (2,508), Uttar Pradesh (1,778), West Bengal (1,731), Andhra Pradesh (1,537) and Madhya Pradesh (900).

Delhi, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh saw a decline in the number of active cases.

Mizoram, Tripura and Uttarakhand too witnessed active cases plummeting.

While on the global front, India remains the third worst-hit nation. As of Tuesday morning, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 18.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 691,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 18,193,291 and the fatalities rose to 6,91,642, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

(With inputs from IANS)