The nationwide tally of
coronavirus cases has cross 2.16 lakh after a record number of 9,304 people
tested positive for the deadly virus infection in the last 24 hours. The total
cases in the country stood at 2,16,919, including 6,075 deaths, Union Health
Ministry data shows. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday
that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume as it searches
for potential coronavirus treatments. The WHO had said last month that it had
temporarily suspended the trials to conduct a safety review, which has now
concluded there is "no reason" to change the way the trials are
conducted.
The
country's recovery rate - number of patients who have successfully fought the
illness - stood at 47.99 per cent this morning. 1,04,107 people have recovered,
the Health Ministry said.
Maharashtra
- the state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in India - reported the
highest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths on Wednesday with 122
fatalities, taking the total number of deaths in the state to 2,587. The total
number of positive cases in the state now stands at 74,860. 2,560 new cases
were reported in Maharashtra on Wednesday, of which 1,276 cases were reported
in Mumbai.
Tamil
Nadu, which has over 25,000 virus cases, remains the state with the
second-highest number of cases. For the fourth straight day, the state reported
over 1,000 cases.
National
capital Delhi, which has 23,645 coronavirus cases, remains the state with the
third-highest number of cases in the country.
Assam
reported a single-day spike of 269 cases, with the state's total cases going up
to 1,830. Over 90 per cent of patients in Assam are asymptomatic or without
symptoms of the infection, state government sources said.