With over 83,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count on Wednesday crossed the 56 lakh-mark, while the death toll has topped the 90,000-mark as well.
At 9:30 AM on this day, the COVID-19 tally in the country has reached 55,46,011 cases, which include 9,68,377 active cases; 45,87,614 cured, discharged, or migrated patients, and 90,020 deaths.
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as many as 83,347 new COVID-19 cases and 1,085 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, marking a significant spike.
Total coronavirus cases in the worst-hit state of Maharashtra have crossed the 12.42-lakh mark.
Maharashtra is followed by Andhra Pradesh with 6,39,302 cases. The state crossed Tamil Nadu to take up second place in the list due to a recent massive surge in the number of cases.
Tamil Nadu is third on the list…