Covid 19 update: Active case count nears 6,000 mark, 4 deaths reported
PTC News Desk: India has reported fresh surge in the number of covid infections with active cases climbs near 6,000 mark, according to the data released by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday morning. In the last 24 hours alone, 391 new cases and four deaths were recorded — one each from Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
While Kerala remains the worst affected state accounting for 127 cases followed by Gujarat with 102, Delhi with 73, and West Bengal with 26. The sudden surge in the infections prompted the authorities to initiate mock drills to review hospital preparedness across the country.
Only four regions — Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Mizoram, and Tripura — reported no new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
In Madhya Pradesh, a 45-year-old woman in her ninth month of pregnancy died after experiencing seizures and later tested positive for COVID-19. In Maharashtra, a 63-year-old man with a history of hyperthyroidism succumbed to the virus.
Kerala reported the death of a 59-year-old man suffering from stage 4 lung cancer due to COVID-related complications. In Tamil Nadu, a 79-year-old diabetic man, bedridden for a month, passed away from COVID-induced pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Since January, Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of COVID-related fatalities (18), followed by Kerala (12), Delhi and Karnataka (7 each), Tamil Nadu (5), and Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat (2 each). Rajasthan and West Bengal have each reported one death during this time frame.
- With inputs from agencies
