The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 16,689 as 4,324 people were cured and discharged, and one patient migrated, the ministry said.
Thus, about 19.93 per cent of the cases have recovered so far, a Health Ministry official said.
The total number of cases includes 77 foreign nationals.
A total of 34 deaths were reported since Wednesday evening of which 18 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, eight from Gujarat, three from Andhra Pradesh, two from Rajasthan and one each from Delhi, Telengana and Madhya Pradesh. PLB AARAAR