The COVID-19 pandemic in India grew by the record number yet on Thursday when as many as 5,609 cases were detected across the country.
Maharashtra saw an explosion of COVID-19 infections — the state reported over 2,000 new cases for the third straight day. The total number of coronavirus patients in India rose to 112,359.
Coronavirus claimed 132 lives in last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 3,435. Maharashtra alone accounted for 65 deaths on Wednesday, a lion's share of the total fatalities across the country on Wednesday.
There were 63,624 active coronavirus patients in the country, according to ministry of health and family welfare. On a positive side, at least 40% of the total coronavirus cases were recovered from the disease.