COVID-19: India reported 58k cases, 534 deaths

New Delhi, Jan 05: India has reported 58,097 COVID-19 cases in a day. On Tuesday, India's cases crossed the 50k mark with several states like West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra reporting a surge.

Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Goa and Telangana together contributed to the 50k mark.

Maharashtra at 18,466 reported the highest number of cases followed by Bengal with 9,073. Delhi was next on the list with 5,481 cases. According to India Today, the rest of the states contributing to the COVID-19 case are Karnataka (2,479), Tamil Nadu (2,731), Gujarat (2,265), Rajasthan (1,137), Andhra Pradesh (334), Bihar (893), Odisha (680), Himachal (260), Kerala (3,640), Punjab (1,027), Goa (592), Telangana (1,052).

India Reports 58,097 COVID-19 cases

• 58,097 cases reported in 24 hours
• Cases up 6 times in 9 days
• Deaths: 534
• Recoveries: 15,389
• Active cases: 2,14,004
• Total recoveries: 3,43,21,803
• Death toll: 4,82,551
• Vaccinations administered: 147.2 crore doses