Covid-19: 3,689 daily deaths in India; 3.92 lakh new cases

India has registered a single-day covid-19 death toll of over 3,689 deaths. With 3,92,488 new cases, the total active covid-19 cases count has reached more than 33 lakh and total fatalities have been pushed to 2.15 lakh, according to the Union health ministry data.

The total death toll due to covid-19 in states

The state of  Maharashtra has reported a total of 69,615 deaths due to covid-19.

Delhi- 16,559

Karnataka- 15,794

Tamil Nadu- 14,193

Uttar Pradesh- 12,874

West Bengal- 11,447

Punjab- 9,160

Chhattisgarh- 8,810

Out of the 3,689 new fatalities, 802 were from Maharashtra, 412 from Delhi, 304 from Uttar Pradesh, 271 from Karnataka, 229 from Chhattisgarh, 172 from Gujarat, 169 from Jharkhand,160 from Rajasthan, 147 from Tamil Nadu, 138 from Punjab,125 from Haryana, 107 from Uttarakhand, 103 from West Bengal and 102 from Madhya Pradesh.

The active cases have increased to 33,49,644, comprising 17.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 81.77 per cent.

The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 1, 59,92,271, while the death rate has further dropped to 1.10 per cent, as per the data.

According to ICMR, 29,01,42,339 samples have been tested up to May 1 with 18,04,954 samples being tested on 1 May 2021.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

India’s covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 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.

The country crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.