India sees record 6148 new Covid-19 deaths

India reports 94,052 COVID19 cases, 1,51,367 discharges & 6148 deaths (highest in one day) in last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry

India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the country has recorded over 2.91 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 3,59,676 deaths.

A total of 2,76,55,493 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 11,67,952 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which comprises 4 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India’s recovery rate now stands at 94.77 percent.

Globally, more than 17.43 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 37.54 lakh have died so far. India has begun the third phase of the vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday reported that the number of deaths across the state in the pandemic was 9,429, a dramatic spike that also impacts the centre’s daily Covid death figures.