Coronavirus cases update: Maharashtra leads the states in overall cases
India today recorded 44,643 fresh Covid cases, which is nearly 4 per cent higher than yesterday. The country also reported 464 deaths taking the death count to 4,26,754. Kerala remains a major Covid hotspot with more than 20,000 daily cases.
Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India:
- Daily test positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 2.72 per cent. Recovery rate is at 97.36 per cent.
- Kerala, which remains a concern with most number of Covid cases in a day, reported 22,040 cases. It also reported 117 deaths.
- Andhra Pradesh with 2,145 Covid cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,997, Karnataka with 1,785 are other southern states with high number of daily cases. Telangana reported 582 cases in a day.
- Maharashtra, which leads in overall cases in the country, reported 9,026 cases and 120 deaths over a 24-hour period.
- Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country, reported 26 fresh Covid cases and three deaths.
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar - the three big states - reported zero Covid deaths over a 24-hour span. Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were other states where zero Covid deaths were reported.
- With 1,067 Covid cases, Assam leads the northeastern states with most number of cases in a day. It is followed by Mizoram (725), Meghalaya (576).
- Tourists' hot-favourite Goa reported 102 cases and three deaths in a single day.
- People who have received both doses of their coronavirus vaccine are three times less likely to get infected with COVID-19, a latest UK study has found.
- With nearly 200 million people known to have had COVID-19, the WHO has said it is deeply concerned by the unknown numbers who may still be suffering with Long Covid. It has urged people struggling with the after-effects of the virus -- despite having recovered from the acute phase -- to seek medical help. Long Covid remains one of the most mysterious aspects of the pandemic.
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