Coronavirus Live Updates: The government today said the number of recovered COVID-19 cases in the country exceeds that of the active ones by 2,81,668 as on Thursday. The remarks came as India's COVID-19 tally surged to 9.68 lakh while the death count climbed to 24,915.
The Union Health Ministry also said that less than two per cent coronavirus patients in the country are admitted in the ICUs.
A cumulative total of 1,27,39,490 samples have been tested up to July 15. A total of 3,26,826 samples were tested on Wednesday, it said.
India saw a record single-day jump of 32,695 COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 9,68,876 on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This is the first time that COVID-19 cases crossed the 30,000-mark.
Of the 582 deaths reported on Wednesday, 213 are from Maharashtra, 85 from Karnataka, 67 from Tamil Nadu, 43 from Andhra Pradesh, 35 from Delhi, 28 from Uttar Pradesh, 24 from West Bengal, 14 each from Bihar and Gujarat, 10 each from Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.
