India logs 19,078 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi: India reported 19,078 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 10,305,788, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Saturday.

As many as 224 lives were claimed by the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 149,218. So far 9,906,387 recoveries have been reported in the country.

Maharashtra, one of the worst-affected states, reported 3,524 new cases and 59 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are now 52,084 active cases in the state, the health department informed.

Kerala reported 4,991 new cases, 5,153 recoveries, and 23 deaths on Friday. With this, the total number of active cases in the state now stands at 65,054.

As many as 585 new coronavirus cases and 717 recoveries were reported in the national capital on Friday, as per the Delhi Health Department.