India’s daily rise in Covid-19 cases retreated from the 4 lakh mark on Monday, while its daily rise in deaths also fell after two straight days of more than 4,000 fatalities due to the virus, according to the Union health ministry data.
India’s Covid-19 caseload reached 2,26,62,575 on Monday as the country added 366,161 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours. A total of 3,754 people succumbed to the virus in one day, taking the death toll due to the infection in India to just over 2.46 lakh.
India’s total caseload now stands at 22.66 million, with 246,116 deaths. Coronavirus LIVE Updates
A total of 3,53,818 Covid-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry. So far, 1,86,71,222 people have recovered from the disease, while 17,01,76,603 persons have been vaccinated in the country against the Covid-19 infection.
India has 37,45,237 active cases of Covid-19
The top five states that have registered the maximum number of Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours are Maharashtra with 48,401 cases, Karnataka with 47,930 cases, Kerala with 35,801 cases, Tamil Nadu with 28,897 cases and Uttar Pradesh with 23,175 cases.
Of the new Covid-19 cases India logged in the past 24 hours, 50.31 per cent were reported from these five states. Maharashtra alone added 13.22 per cent in the new Covid-19 cases.
Of the 3,754 deaths reported in the country, the maximum fatalities were reported in Maharashtra (572), followed by Karnataka with 490 daily deaths.
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