MARIGAON DESK: The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rose to 46,433 including 32,134 active cases as on May 5.
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as many as 3,900 COVID-19 cases and 195 new deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours, which marks India’s largest spike to date.
Maharashtra with 14,541 cases is the worst-affected state by the disease, followed by Gujarat with 5,804 cases.
Earlier on May 4, speaking to media, health ministry officials said that the recovery rate of patients from COVID-19 infection has gone up to 27.52 per cent.
Meanwhile, guidelines have permitted considerable relaxations in the districts falling in the green and orange zones including the state of Assam.