Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 13,395 fresh cases, 15,575 recoveries

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a nasal sample from a Sadhu or an Indian Holy Man at Nizamuddin Railway Station to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi on

Maharashtra reported 13,395 new Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 14,93,884 on Thursday, while the toll rose to 39,430 after 58 more patients succumbed to the infection, said a state health department official.

A total of 15,575 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of recovered people to 12,12,016, he said.

With this, the state now has 2,41,986 active cases, the official said.

With 2,726 fresh cases, Delhi’s Covid-19 tally crossed the 300,000-mark on Thursday, while the death toll due to the disease mounted to 5,653 with 37 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.

According to a health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, 53,322 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

Coronavirus update: India on Wednesday registered over 75,000 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,835,655and the death toll reached 105,526. According to a World Bank report, more than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of the economic contraction caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.