New Delhi: India on Tuesday recorded 196,427 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 26,948,874, according to Union health ministry update.
On the other hand, 3,511 deaths were also recorded in the same period, taking the nationwide toll to 3,07,231.
The number of active cases in the country further went down by 133,934, and reaching 25,867,782 the ministry’s update at 8am showed.
The six most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (5,579,897), Karnataka (2,424,904), Kerala (2,317,911), Tamil Nadu (1,806,861), Uttar Pradesh (1,670,020), and Andhra Pradesh (1,580,827).
A total of 33,25,94,176 samples were tested up to May 24 including 20,58,112 samples tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
