Coronavirus LIVE updates: India cases at 207,615; recovery rate at 48.2%

Coronavirus update: India has seen a surge of over 8,500 cases in a day, taking its total number of coronavirus cases to 207,615, according to data compiled by Worldometer. The country's death toll now stands at 5,829. Of the 200,000-plus cases, Maharashtra accounts for the bulk, at over 72,300. At more than 101,000, India has the fourth-highest number of active cases in the world. The first spot is still held by the US, which has more than 1.1 million active cases. In the past two months, Brazil and Russia, both with over 200,000 cases at present, have quickly surpassed Italy and Spain in active cases.
Coronavirus world update: The global tally of coronavirus cases is 6,452,390, and 382,479 people have died from the disease so far.
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12:02 PM
Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, Haryana, Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan ---have seen sharpest single-day spikes in total cases
The states and UTs that have seen their respective sharpest single-day spikes in total cases are Delhi (1,298), West Bengal (396), Karnataka (388), Haryana (296), Kerala (86), Mizoram (12), and Rajasthan (393).
11:37 AM
Coronavirus: India’s recovery rate has improved marginally to 48.3%
With 4,776 new recoveries being reported, India’s recovery rate has improved marginally to 48.3%. Death rate remains unchanged at 2.8%.
11:37 AM
Coronavirus in India: Key takeaways from MoHFW's latest update
States that have reported the biggest 24-hour jump in active cases are Maharashtra (959), Delhi (768), Tamil Nadu (542), Karnataka (313), and West Bengal (282).
11:30 AM
Coronavirus in India: Key takeaways from MoHFW's latest update
With a daily increase of 8,909 in total cases — the biggest single-day jump yet — India’s tally has risen from 198,706 to 207,615, an increase of 4.5%. Death toll has reached 5,815, with 217 new fatalities being reported on Wednesday.

The number of active cases across India has increased by 3,916, compared with 4,259 on Tuesday.
11:14 AM
Coronavirus India: Five states with highest 24-hour net addition to deaths
Maharashtra (103)
Delhi (33)
Gujarat (29)
Tamil Nadu (13)
West Bengal (10)
11:07 AM
Assam has reported 48 new cases of Covid-19, taking total number of cases to 1,561
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10:53 AM
Coronavirus India: Five states with highest 24-hour net addition to active cases
Maharashtra (959)
Delhi (768)
Tamil Nadu (542)
Karnataka (313)
West Bengal (282)
10:52 AM
Coronavirus India: Top 5 states by recovery
Maharashtra (31,333)
Tamil Nadu (13,706)
Gujarat (11,894)
Delhi (9,243)
Rajasthan (6,435)