GUWAHATI: The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rose to 2,97,535 which has brought India up to the 4th spot in the list of countries worst affected by the virus.
India has surpassed the United Kingdom (UK) within a short span of time and lies just below the US, Brazil and Russia on the list.
The country now has 1,41,842 active cases as per the latest data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Despite the expected spike in number of new cases, number of patients recovered continues to cross the number of active cases in India.
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In Assam, with a spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, the total tally has gone up to 3,430 as per state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s latest Twitter update.
The state now has 1,989 active cases with 145 new cases identified in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra with 97,648 cases is the worst-affected state by the disease, followed by Tamil Nadu with 38,716 cases.
The tally of COVID-19 positive cases in the national capital stands at 34,687 with 1,085 deaths recorded in New Delhi and Gujarat has reported 22,032 positive cases of the virus so far.