India crossed the grim milestone of 35,000 coronavirus cases as the states registered another record hike in patients. A staggering 1,993 new cases were recorded in last 24 hours.
The total number of coronavirus patients in India climbed to 35,043, according to ministry of health and family welfare. The death toll from COVID-19 zoomed to 73 on Thursday, the highest reported so far in a single day.
The deadly novel coronavirus claimed 1,147 lives in India. Maharashtra accounted for nearly half of Thursday's national COVID-19 count.
As many as 583 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the state. With this, Maharashtra COVID-19 count increased to 10,498.
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