India’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 5,20,855 with 4,100 fatalities recorded in a day and Maharashtra reconciling the number of deaths caused by the viral disease in the state, the Union health ministry said on March 26. A total of 1,660 fresh cases have pushed the country’s COVID-19 tally to 4,30,18,032, while the number of active cases has fallen below 20,000, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.
The number of active cases of the infection has declined to 16,741. Maharashtra reported a high death toll because of the inclusion of non-Covid fatalities (4,005) reported till Friday. The number of people who have recuperated has gone up to 4,24,80,436