Kerala, Apr 17, 2020: The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 13,387 out of which 11,201 are active cases and as many as 1,748 people have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, said Ministry of Health data on Friday morning. The cases saw a jump by 1007 and 23 deaths were reported in last 24 hours. The recovery rate in India saw its highest spike on Friday with 260 people getting recovered in the last 24 hours, Zee reported.
Maharashtra remained the worst affected state with COVID-19 positive cases rising to 3,202. There have been 286 new cases in Maharashtra, including 177 new cases in Mumbai, during the last 24 hours. There have been 7 deaths in Maharashtra during the last 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 194. In Maharashtra today, 5 patients were discharged after recovering. So far, 300 patients have been cured and discharged in Maharashtra.
The COVID-19 infection has affected around 185 countries around the world and as per Johns Hopkins University latest data there are 2,153,620 confirmed cases recorded with 143,844 deaths.