The number of corona infections in India has exceeded 49,000

Kathmandu : The number of people infected with coronavirus in India has risen sharply in the past two days.

India’s Covid-19 count inched closed to the 50,000 mark as the states registered 2,958 fresh coronavirus cases in last 24 hours. The deadly novel coronavirus infected 49,391 in India.

Maharashtra reported the highest number of Covid-19 death on Tuesday, taking total number of deaths in the country to 1,694.

There were 33,554 active coronavirus cases in India, according to ministry of health and Welfare. At least 14,182 people were recovered from the disease so far.