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India sees sharpest spike of 5,611 new COVID-19 cases

Health ministry says the total includes 61,149 active cases, 3,303 fatalities, and 42,298 patients cured of the disease

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A Coronavirus-themed robot navigated by health officials sprays disinfectant, in Chennai. Pic/AFP

A Coronavirus-themed robot navigated by health officials sprays disinfectant, in Chennai. Pic/AFP

With 5,611 new Coronavirus cases and 140 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the total tally of such infections in India stood at 1,06,750 on Wednesday, the health ministry data revealed. Total includes 61,149 active cases, 3,303 fatalities, and 42,298 patients cured of the disease, the ministry said.

In Maharashtra, Coronavirus cases climbed to 37,136, followed by Tamil Nadu with 12,448 cases and Gujarat with 12,140 cases so far. Maharashtra has the highest number of deaths at 1,249, followed by Gujarat's 719 and Madhya Pradesh's 258. In Delhi, the total tally rose to 10,554. States with more than 4,000 cases each are Rajasthan (5,845), Madhya Pradesh (5,465) and Uttar Pradesh (4,926). Other major states and Union Territories that have reported more than 1,000 cases each are West Bengal (2,961), Andhra Pradesh (2,532), Punjab (2,002), Telangana (1,634), Bihar (1,498), Jammu and Kashmir (1,317), and Karnataka (1,397).

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