COVID-19 India Updates May 1: 35,043 Cases, 1,147 Reported Deaths

NEW DELHI: The number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 35,043 on Friday morning and the toll stood at 1,147, according to the Union Health Ministry's update at 8 am.

While active cases stand at 25,007, the number of recovered patients stands at 8,889. Among the states, Maharashtra has crossed the 10,000-mark, with over 10,498 cases, followed by Gujarat (4,395), Delhi (3,515), Madhya Pradesh (2,660), Rajasthan (2,584).

In a new order, the Centre has classified all the six metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad – as red zones.

The recovery rate for COVID-19 patients in India showed significant improvement and stood at 25.19% on Thursday over 13% which was reported 14 days ago, the health ministry said in its regular press briefing on the COVID-19 situation in the country.

It also said that the doubling rate of coronavirus cases in the country has now improved to 11 days from 3-4 days. Health officials say the ongoing lockdown since March 25 has prevented a surge of infections.

Globally, COVID-19 has infected 32.56 lakh people and killed at least 2.33 lakh people, according to the Johns Hopkins tracker.

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