India News | Nagpur Records Single-day Spike of over 1,300 COVID-19 Cases

Nagpur, Aug 28 (PTI) Nagpur district in Maharashtra recorded its highest single-day spike of 1,329 COVID-19 cases on Friday that took the tally to 26,094 in the region, a district official said.

According to the data released by the district authorities, as many as 42 COVID-19 patients succumbed to the infection, while 1,092 were discharged following their recovery on Friday.

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As of now, the toll in the district stands at 946, of which 715 deaths were reported in Nagpur and 231 in rural areas and outside the district, the official said.

A total of 15,855 patients have recovered from the infection so far and 9,293 are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the district, he said.

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