Coronavirus total toll rises to 56,342 with 1,886 deaths

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Coronavirus total toll rises to 56,342 with 1,886 deaths
Coronavirus total toll rises to 56,342 with 1,886 deaths

New Delhi : The death toll in India due to coronavirus rose to 1,886 and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases climbed to 56,342 on Friday. In last 24 hours, 103  new fatalities and 3,390 infections have been registered, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 37,916. While 16,539 people have recovered, one patient has migrated, it said.

"Thus, around 29.35 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.

The total cases include 111 foreign nationals.

According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra at 17,974 followed by Gujarat at 7,012, Delhi at 5,980, Tamil Nadu at 5,409, Rajasthan at 3,427, Madhya Pradesh at 3,252 and Uttar Pradesh at 3,071.

"Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)," the ministry said on its website.