Number of confirmed cases in India close to 53,000, death toll hits 1,783

In Maharashtra, with the highest number of confirmed cases in the country at 16,758, the toll went up up by 68 in the last two days to 651 deaths as on Thursday.

India registered 3,561 cases and 89 deaths in a single day taking the total confirmed cases to almost 53,000 as on Thursday, according to the health ministry data.
 

States such as Maharashtra, Gujarat,  Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and West Bengal make up for most of the cases reported in the country. As of Thursday, India had conducted a total of 1,357,413 tests, Indian Council of Medical Research data said.
 

According to the COV-IND-19 Study Group, in order to get to 1 per cent of the population tested, India needs to be at 13.5 million tests. The study released by the group