9,564 +ve, 259 deaths take corona cases to 2,16,752, total deaths to 6,088
India on Wednesday for the first time went past 9,000 new cases in a day amid a Chinese study indicating that the countries could see around 15,000 new cases from June 15 onward. The country recorded 9,564 new cases and 259 deaths on Wednesday, which took its overall tally of cases to 2,16,752 and total death count to 6,088.
National Capital Delhi saw a big spike with new cases rising to 1,513, the highest so far in a day, and as many as 59 people succumbing to the dreaded virus in day. So far, Delhi has 23,645 confirmed cases and 615 deaths.
A Chinese study which had rightly predicted the growth of coronovirus in many countries, including the US, has painted an alarming picture, saying that India will add around 15,000 new cases every day from June mid.
Maharashtra appeared to be peaking in terms of Covid 19-triggered fatalities and infections on Wednesday, as it notched the highest-ever day’s tally on 122 deaths and as many as 2,560 more people tested positive for the pandemic in various parts of the State.
With the fresh deaths and infections, the total number of deaths in Maharashtra jumped to 2,587 while the total number of infected cases went up to 74,860 in the State.
The worsening situation in the State can be evidence from the fact that there have been a total of 816 deaths in Maharashtra during the previous nine days. On May 26 (Tuesday) the State had witnessed 97 deaths, while there were 105 deaths on May 27, 85 deaths on May 28, 116 deaths on May 29 and 99 deaths on May 30, 89 deaths on May 31, 76 on June 1 and 103 on June 3. Wednesday’s toll was 122.
Of the deaths reported on Wednesday, Mumbai accounted for 49, while there were 19 deaths, 16 in Aurangabad, 10 deaths in Solapur, four in Dhule, three each in Ulhasnagar, Navi Mumbai, two deaths in Thane, Jalgaon, Akola and Kolhapur and one death each in Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar, Ahmednagar, Bhiwand, Nandurbar, Jalna and Osmanabad. In addition, one resident each of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal died in Mumbai.
With 32,329 patients having so far been discharged after full recovery from various hospitals, the health authorities pegged the total number of “active cases” in the State at 39,935.
Maharashtra was followed by Tamil Nadu, which saw 1,286 persons testing positive for the pandemic on Wednesday, the highest number to be tested on a single day. The 11 persons who died on Wednesday were victims of co-morbidity (they had other medical issues along with coronavirus when they were admitted to the hospitals).
Till date, 25,872 coronavirus cases have been identified in the State, said the bulletin. Taking into account the number of persons who have been discharged from hospitals, there are 11,345 Covid-19 patients in the State as on Wednesday evening. But the speed with which the pandemic is spreading is definitely a matter of concern, according to Dr CV Krishnaswamy, the octogenarian physician-cum-diabetologist.
The fatalities in Tamil Nadu reached 208 with 11 persons succumbing to the pandemic on Wednesday.
Gujarat reported 485 new cases and 30 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total death tally to 1,122 and number of cases to 18,117.
West Bengal declared 340 new cases and Rajasthan recorded 279 new cases while Madhya Pradesh declared 168 new cases.
Karnataka recorded 267 new cases and Bihar 177. Both these States were nowhere in the picture in corona spread for better part of April. Only in May, they have seen a surge in cases.
Both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are also now recording high number of cases every day. The former reported 180 new cases and Telangana chipped in with 129 new cases.
Haryana reported 189, Odisha reported 143 and Jammu & Kashmir declared new 139 cases respectively.
Manipur reported six new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking total number of cases to 108 out of which 70 cases are active. As many as 111 new cases were reported in Assam and Kerala also declared 82 new cases found in the day’s testing.
