Delhi Delhi surpasses Maharashtra in contributing new Covid-19 cases
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Monday reported that 97 per cent of the new cases in India are from 10 States/Union Territories in which Delhi has emerged as the biggest contributor surpassing Maharashtra
The national capital has reported the highest daily new cases, also its highest tally so far with 7,745 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.
Delhi is followed by Maharashtra with 5,585 cases and Kerala with 5,440 cases.
For the second consecutive day, new cases reported in the last 24 hours did not cross the 50,000-mark in India.
India’s active caseload stands at 5,09,673.
45,903 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
The Recovery Rate has also been boosted with the trend of recoveries exceeding new cases. It presently stands at 92.56%. Total recoveries as of Monday stand at 79,17,373.
The trend of recoveries outnumbering new cases has continued for the 37th Day with 48,405 cases recovering in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated sharing new data on Monday.
"490 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Fatalities have continued to decrease with less than 500 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours," the ministry added.
Of these 490 new deaths, ten States/UTs account for nearly 81%.
More than a quarter (25.51%) of mortalities reported in the last 24 hours is from Maharashtra with 125 fatalities. Delhi and West Bengal follow with 77 and 59 new deaths, respectively.
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