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  • Active Covid cases in country decline to 3,90,646: Union Health Ministry

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: India logged 34,973 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,31,74,954, while the active cases declined to 3,90,646, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

    The death toll climbed to 4,42,009 with 260 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

    The active cases comprise 1.18 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.49 per cent, the ministry said.

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    India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

    It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

    India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

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  • Active COVID-19 cases in India dips to 2.16 lakh, account for 2.07 pc of total cases

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: India’s active COVID-19 caseload dipped to 2,16,558 on Tuesday with its share in the total coronavirus cases reported so far further shrinking to 2.07 per cent, according to the Union health ministry.While India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus in a day, the lowest in around seven months, a net decline of 5,968 cases has been registered during the same period.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,11,294, on Tuesday pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.49 per cent. The country recorded 167 deaths recorded in a day.

    Twenty-five states and Union Territories have less than 5,000 active cases, the ministry highlighted.

    With a sustained, pro-active and calibrated strategy of the Centre based on ”whole of government” and ”whole of society” approach, the daily new cases have seen a consistent decline. This has ensured a steady fall in daily fatalities too, the ministry underlined.

    As a result of expansion in testing infrastructure, the COVID-19 positivity rate too has also dipped.

    “India”s weekly positivity rate is 2.06 per cent with 22 states and UTs having weekly positivity rate less than the national average,” the health ministry underscored.

    “The gap between recoveries and active cases continues to grow and presently stands at 98,94,736. A total 18,385 cases have recovered in a span of 24 hours,” it said.

    The ministry said 80.50 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 states and Union Territories. Maharashtra reported 4,286 single-day recoveries, the maximum in the country, followed by Kerala at 3,922, and Chhattisgarh 1,255.

    Also, 70.08 per cent of the new cases are concentrated in seven states and UTs.

    Kerala reported the maximum daily new cases at 3,110, followed by Maharashtra 2,438 and Chhattisgarh 853 new instances of the infection.

    Ten states and UTs account for 62.28 per cent of the 167 fatalities reported in a day with Maharashtra reporting the most 40 fatalities followed by Kerala and West Bengal with 20 and 16 fatalities respectively.

  • COVID-19 active cases account for 2.16% of total caseload in India

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The steady fall in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country has ensured the contraction of its active caseload, which stands at 2,25,449 as on date and accounts for only 2.16 per cent of the total infections, the health ministry said on Friday.

    Only 18,139 people tested positive for the viral disease in the country in a span of 24 hours, it said, adding that with 20,539 recoveries in the period, a net decline of 2,634 cases in the number of active cases was registered.

    Providing figures that show the change in the number of active cases in a span of 24 hours, the ministry said Maharashtra recorded the maximum positive change with an addition of 307 cases, whereas Kerala showed the maximum negative change with a drop of 613 cases.

    The number of daily recoveries is increasing exponentially and stands at 10,037,398, the ministry said.

    It added that 79.96 per cent of the new recoveries were reported from 10 states and Union territories.

    Kerala has reported the maximum number of 5,639 single-day recoveries, followed by Maharashtra (3,350) and West Bengal (1,295).

    Ten states have accounted for 81.22 per cent of the new cases, the ministry said.

    Kerala continued to report the highest number of fresh cases at 5,051, followed by Maharashtra (3,729) and Chhattisgarh (1,010), it added.

    A total of 234 fatalities due to the disease were reported in a span of 24 hours, with eight states and Union territories accounting for 76.50 per cent of the deaths.

    Maharashtra saw the maximum number of casualties at 72, followed by Kerala (25) and Delhi (19), the ministry said.

    “India’s deaths per million population are 109.

    Eighteen states and UTs have deaths per million population lower than the national average,” it said.

    On the other hand, 17 states and Union territories have a death-per-million figure that is higher than the national average.

    Delhi has recorded the maximum number of deaths per million population at 569.