New Delhi, (Asian independent) The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country mounted to 52,952 on Thursday evening, with 3,561 new cases and 89 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated.
Of the total cases, 35902 are the active cases, 15266 people have recovered, and 1,783 people have succumbed to the disease.
Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 16,758, followed by Gujarat which reported 6,625 cases and Delhi with 5,532 cases, according to the Health Ministry data.
Maharashtra has also recorded 651 deaths, the highest number of casualties among all the states.
