New Delhi: The number of new corona cases in the country has increased in the last 24 hours. More than 18,000 new patients were detected in India on Thursday. While 39 patients have died. For the last few days, the figures of corona cases in the country are coming as a surprise. According to the data of the health department, 18 thousand 819 new cases of corona have been found in the last 24 hours. Among the five states where the highest number of cases have been reported, Kerala (4,459 new cases) is at number one. Then, Maharashtra (3,957), Karnataka (1,945), Tamil Nadu (1,827) and West Bengal (1,424). The share of these five states in the total number of new cases is 72.34 per cent. Of the new cases, 23.69 per cent were reported from Kerala alone. Due to the same corona, 39 more patients have lost their lives in the last 24 hours. So far, more than 5 lakh (5,25,116) people have died due to Corona in the country. India's recovery rate is now 98. 55 per cent. A total of 13 thousand 827 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries across the country to 4 crores 28 lakh 22 thousand 493. After the arrival of new corona patients in the same country, the number of active cases has increased to more than one lakh. There are currently 1 lakh 04 thousand 555 active cases of Corona in the country. In the last 24 hours, the active cases of Corona have increased by 4 thousand 953. On the other hand, a total of 14 lakh 17 thousand 217 doses of corona have been given in the last 24 hours in the country. A total of 4,52,430 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours. Coronavirus raises concerns, central govt issues alert over 14 states Corona infection again becoming dangerous, death toll increases Corona rate reduced, 11,739 patients in last 24 hours