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New Delhi, July 17
India on Friday recorded a new high of 34,956 Covid-19 cases in a day, taking the total count to 10,03,832.
Health economists have projected massive surges till August-end even as hotspots like Delhi and Maharashtra have begun showing a progressive decline in daily cases.
The death toll has climbed to 25,602 with the 24-hour rise in mortality, the highest so far at 687. Over the same period, there have been 22,942 recoveries. The Health Ministry said it was the highest recovery count so far in a day. As many as 6,35,756 persons have recovered at a rate of 63.33 per cent.
Most vulnerable districts
Districts in MP may be the most vulnerable to the effects of the the pandemic followed by those in Bihar and Telangana, says a study in The Lancet journal which assessed several key indicators, such as housing and hygiene. PTI
The deaths per million in India are 14.958 as against the global average of 69.
The corresponding rate in the US is 392 and 653 in the United Kingdom. Also, cases per million in India are among the lowest globally at 537 against the world average of 1,497. The US has 8,832 cases per million.
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