India Records 3,52,991 New Corona Cases, 2,812 Deaths During Last 24 Hours 
CNS Desk, April 26: During the last 24 hours, a new record of 3,52,991 new cases of corona virus have been reported in India and 2,812 people have died. This is the highest number of new corona patients and cod deaths in a single day in any country in the world.

Meanwhile amid oxygen shortage the second wave of corona virus in the country has caused havoc. The number of new corona patients and deaths from this deadly disease continues to rise on daily basis. The health system has collapsed due to the increasing number of patients.

The death toll increased to 1,95,123 with a record 2,812 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The health infrastructure of the country is under stress due to the surge in cases and the shortage of medical oxygen. 

Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 28,13,658 comprising 16.25 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 82.62 per cent.  

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,43,04,382. The case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.13 per cent, the data stated.   


India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past  60 lakh on September 28,  70 lakh on  October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,  90 lakh on  November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.

According to the ICMR, 27,93,21,177 samples have been tested up to April 25 with 14,02,367 samples being tested on Sunday.
The 2,812 new fatalities include 832 from Maharashtra, 350 from Delhi, 206 from Uttar Pradesh, 199 from Chhattisgarh, 157 from Gujarat, 143 from Karnataka, and 103 from Jharkhand.

A total of 1,95,123  deaths have been reported so far in the country including 64,760 from Maharashtra, 14,4