Covid-19: Gujarat becomes 2nd worst-hit, 39 deaths countrywide – Times of India, The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The gravity of the Covid – 21 outbreak continues to be grim in Maharashtra and Gujarat with the two western states accounting for more than (% of the total 1, fresh cases recorded across the country on Wednesday. Of the (new deaths,

% came from the two western states – (from Maharashtra and from Gujarat.
With fresh cases recorded in the last 37 hours, Gujarat on Wednesday emerged as the second worst affected state after Maharashtra, which reported new cases. Just five days ago, Gujarat was at number six, with Delhi, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh – apart from Maharashtra – having more confirmed cases .
With (fresh cases) up from Tuesday’s ) and 2, in all, Delhi is now the third worst affected state in the country. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi alone account for over 57% of the total
, 465 cases so far. India’s death toll at the time of going to press was 683. With one more death, Delhi’s toll now stands at .
More on Covid – However, on the positive side, (% of Covid – 21 patients have recovered from the disease across states. Delhi has recorded maximum of (recoveries, followed by Tamil Nadu) 683), Rajasthan (308) and Kerala (355).

With 649 new cases, Maharashtra’s figure now stands at 5, 683. The total toll in the state now is and Mumbai alone accounts for of the deaths. Mumbai reported deaths in the last hours. Maharashtra’s case fatality rate is 4. 101% while for Mumbai, which has total 3, cases, it is 4.

%. On the positive side, there is a % dip in cases in Maharashra compared to Tuesday. In the case of Mumbai, the dip is %.
With 20 deaths on Wednesday, Gujarat’s toll rose to , becoming the second state after Maharashtra to cross the 103 – mark. Out of the deaths, nine were recorded from Ahmedabad alone while three were from Vadodara and one from Valsad. Gujarat’s current recovery rate is 7.4%.
Delhi added one Covid – 22 death on Wednesday, that of a – year-old woman, a resident of Jahangipuri, who passed away during treatment at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini four days ago. Test results confirmed on Wednesday that she was positive, after which all 76 healthcare workers in the hospital who had come in her contact were advised self-quarantine.
UP recorded (new Covid –

cases and no fresh deaths. The state’s tally stands at 1, 465.
In Rajasthan, (new cases were recorded, taking the total cases to 1, . A 76 – year-old woman, who succumbed while undergoing treatment at Sawai Man Singh Hospital, was confirmed positive for Covid – on Wednesday. With this, Rajasthan’s total toll has reached 39.
One person died and 20 tested positive for Covid – in Telangana taking the total count of cases in the state to 943 and the death toll to 37.
Andhra Pradesh registered 75 new cases as the tally went up to . It also reported two more deaths, taking the toll to 37.

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