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Coronavirus outbreak: 71 dead in a day, India toll crosses 1,000-mark

Maharashtra tally rises to 9,915 with 597 new cases

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Medics bury a CRPF sub-inspector in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 30 2020 | 2:18 AM IST

Death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,008 and the number of cases climbed to 31,787 in the country on Wednesday, registering a record jump of 71 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. There has been a spike of 1,813 cases since Tuesday evening.

The number of active Covid-19 cases stand at 22,982, while 7,796 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.

“Thus, around 24.52 per cent of the patients have recovered so far,” a Health Ministry official said.

The total number of cases include 111 foreign nationals.

Topics : Coronavirus Health Ministry Maharashtra

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