India registered 94,052 new COVID-19 cases and 6,148 deaths on Thursday, the Health Ministry announced -- the highest number of deaths in the country since the start of the pandemic, but perhaps owing to a statistical anomaly.
The jump in figures was seen after the eastern state of Bihar revised its toll on Wednesday, adding 3,951 deaths after verification. The state had earlier reported 5,424 total deaths as of Monday.
Less than 500 new Covid-19 cases in MP after 3 month#MPFightsCorona @MoHFW_INDIA @mp_iec pic.twitter.com/uCZcAKGlfB
— DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, MP (@healthminmp) June 10, 2021
The total number of confirmed infections in the country has now crossed 29.1 million, and the death toll officially stands at 359,676. The country has now recorded fewer than 100,000 daily new cases for three days straight.
India’s active COVID-19 cases stand at nearly 1.17 million, according to the ministry.
A total of 242.7 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, including 3.4 million over the last 24 hours, added the ministry.
94,052 Covid-19 cases in India in the last 24 hours#india news#tamilnadu news#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/M9dHuH4MTh
— suresh kumar (@journsuresh) June 10, 2021
India has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after the US. It stands third behind the US and Brazil in terms of COVID-19 deaths.
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