New Delhi, June 20: India has registered the highest single-day spike of 14,516 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally in the country to 3,95,048, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. The total death toll due to COVID-19 in India has climbed to 12,948 after 375 fatalities were reported over the last 24 hours. Of the total cases, 1,68,269 remains active, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
The number of recoveries has risen to 2,13,830. More than 9000 patients recovered from coronavirus in the past 24 hours. In Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, the death toll has climbed to 5,893 and total cases shot up to 1,24,331 - the highest in the country. Tamil Nadu recorded 2,115 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, taking the southern state's active cases to 23,509. The state's total tally was 54,449.
Delhi also reported the highest single-day spike with 3,137 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the national capital's tally beyond 50,000 mark to 53,116. The death toll in the national capital also increased to 2,035 with 66 deaths over the past 24 hours. This is the second consecutive day when Delhi witnessed recorded more than 2,500 cases. States with more than 10,000 cases include Gujarat with 26,141 cases, Uttar Pradesh (15,785), Rajasthan (14,156), Madhya Pradesh (11,582) and West Bengal (13,090).
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