Covid-19: Delhi, Maharashtra among 10 states that account for 74 % of new cases
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 66,159, followed by Kerala 38,607 and Uttar Pradesh 35,104.
The Union ministry of health and family welfare said on Friday that there are ten states in India that account for the majority of the new covid-19 infections. These states include Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan. These states account for 73.05 per cent of new covid-19 cases reported in a day.
The ministry said that more than 19 lakh covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, making it the highest single-day test done in India.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 66,159, followed by Kerala 38,607 and Uttar Pradesh 35,104. Maharashtra also saw a maximum of 771 fatalities, followed by Delhi with 395 daily deaths.
According to the ministry data, these eleven states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Bihar — cumulatively account for 78.18 percent of India’s total active cases. The national mortality rate which is experiencing a fall currently stands at 1.11 per cent.
India has reported the highest single-day rise of 3,86,452 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. According to the Union health ministry data, the total tally of covid-19 cases has now reached 1,87,62,976, while active cases crossed the 31-lakh mark.
With 3,498 fresh fatalities, the death toll has increased to 2,08,330 as per the ministry’s updated data.