Coronavirus Highlights: India reported a new record surge on Saturday morning in coronavirus cases with more than 57,000 fresh infections, the Union Health Ministry said, taking the total number of cases to 16.95 lakh.
More than 10.94 lakh patients have recovered; the recovery rate stood at 64.52 per cent this morning.
With 764 new deaths in 24 hours, the health ministry put total fatalities at 36,511, giving India the world's fifth-highest death count behind the United States, Brazil, Britain and Mexico. This is the third consecutive day that more than 50,000 new cases have been reported in 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh on Friday surpassed Delhi to become the third worst coronavirus-hit state in the country. The state has added over 30,000 cases to its tally in the last three days, taking its total of those infected by the deadly virus to 1,40,933, including 1,349 fatalities.
Andhra Pradesh reported 10,376 cases and 60 deaths on Friday.
The national capital, which remained on the third spot behind Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for weeks on the list, added 1,195 cases, taking its total to 1,35,598.
The infection positivity rate in Andhra Pradesh shot up to 7.22 per cent due to the abnormal spurt in the number of cases in the last three days when it added 30,636 cases.
As many as 3,822 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals in a day. Overall, the state now has 75,720 active cases after 63,864 were cured, the bulletin added.
