(LiveMint)
Covid-19 claimed its first life in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday of a 60-year-old woman, raising the toll across India to 16 as six more died due to the coronavirus. This was the highest number of deaths the country has recorded so far in a single day.
The country recorded 70 fresh cases on Thursday, taking the total number to 703. Kerala reported 19 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 126, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, adding that more than 1.2 lakh people are under observation in the state.
The state now has the highest number of positive cases in India.Maharashtra comes close second with 124 active cases reported so far with one new case each being reported in Mumbai and Thane.
