India reports 13,596 cases and 166 deaths in last 24 hours

According to the latest Covid-19 announcement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday, India has reported 13,596 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest level in 230 days.

This is 3.9% lower than what the country saw the day before. The total number of cases in India has now reached 3,40,81,315. The top five states with the most recorded cases are Kerala with 7,555 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 1,715 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,218 cases, West Bengal with 624 cases, and Odisha has 443 cases.

These five states reported 84.99% of new cases, and Kerala alone accounted for 55.57%.

In the past 24 hours, at least 166 people have died from the pandemic, bringing the total death toll to 4,52,290. According to reports, Kerala has the highest number of casualties, with 74 deaths, followed by Maharashtra, with 29 deaths every day.

India’s recovery rate is 98.12%, the highest level since March 2020. A total of 19,582 patients have recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 3,34,39,331. In the past 24 hours, the number of active cases decreased by 6,152, and the number of active cases in India was 1,89,694, the lowest level in 221 days​​.

The weekly positive rate is 1.37%, which is less than 3% in the past 115 days. A total of 12,05,162 doses were injected in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 97,79,47,783. In the past 24 hours, a total of 9,89,493 samples have been tested.

News Source : India Today