Covid-19: Corona cases in the country crossed 30 lakhs, reported 70,067 cases in a day

For the first time in the country, 70 thousand 67 new patients of Corona have been found in one day. With this, the total number of infected reached 30.46 lakhs. In the last 24 hours, 59 thousand 101 patients were cured, while 918 people lost their lives with this disease. 10 thousand 40 active cases increased. For the first time in 15 days, the most active cases have increased in a day. Earlier, on August 6, 10 thousand 130 active cases were increased in one day. Now there are a total of 7.06 lakh active cases, that is, so many patients are being treated.

Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of 5217 infections in the past 24 hours. Earlier on August 19, 5076 cases were received. In 24 hours, 4638 patients recovered, while 70 people died. 509 active cases increased. After 5 consecutive days of decline, active case growth was recorded. Here 1.25 lakh tests were done on Saturday. It is the highest in the country.

Whereas Maharashtra has reported 14 thousand 492 new cases of infection in the last 24hours. This was the third day when more than 14 thousand cases came in the state. There were 14 thousand 647 cases on Thursday and 14 thousand 161 cases on Friday. Pune is the worst state in transition in the state. More people have been infected here than in Mumbai. A total of 1.47 lakh cases have been reported in the district. Out of these, about 50 thousand patients have increased in the last 18 days.

According to the Union Ministry of Health, the number of people recovering from the epidemic has been 22,80,567 and the rate of recovery of patients has been 74.69 percent, while the death rate has come down to 1.87 percent. The number of cured people is more than 1.5 lakhs from the patients under treatment. Earlier, the Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan had said – Our recovery rate is probably near the best 75% in the world and the death rate is the lowest at 1.87%. One of our vaccine has reached the third stage of clinical trial.