NEW DELHI, May 12:
The nationwide COVID-19 tally today crossed 74,000.
The death toll also crossed 2,300, while nearly 24,000 people have recovered from the disease so far.
Nearly 7,000 new cases have been detected since Monday morning while more than 100 people have lost their lives in this time period, as per the numbers made public by various states and union territories.
In its daily update, the Union Health Ministry said the COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,293 and the positive cases climbed to 70,756, registering an increase of 87 deaths and 3,604 cases in the last 24 hours till Tuesday 8 am.
However, a PTI tally of numbers announced by different states and UTs put the total number of confirmed cases much higher at 74,029 and the death toll at 2,338, as of 9 pm.
Maharashtra today reported 1,026 new COVID-19 cases and 53 deaths, 28 of them in Mumbai alone, taking the overall case count to 24,427 and the number of fatalities to 921, a health department official said.
Of the total Coronavirus cases and deaths recorded so far in the state, Mumbai alone accounts for 14,947 infections and 556 fatalities. Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai reported 46 new COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the case count to 962 and the number of fatalities to 31.
Gujarat reported 362 new COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths, including 21 in worst-hit Ahmedabad.
Tamil Nadu reported 716 fresh cases, pushing the State tally to 8,718.
The national capital also reported over 400 new cases and at least 13 more deaths. In Delhi, the government received around 3 lakh messages on WhatsApp within seven hours of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking suggestions from the people on lockdown relaxations post May 17. The Government has also received 25,000 recorded messages and 5,000 e-mails.
In West Bengal, officials said at least eight people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll in the state to 126, while over 100 more people tested positive for the deadly virus.
Kerala, which had stopped seeing fresh cases till a few days back, saw five new cases as the flow of Keralites returning home from other countries and States continued. (PTI)
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