India on Monday reported a total of 20,799 fresh Covid-19 cases and 180 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union home ministry said. At least 26,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours took the number of total recoveries to 3,31,21,247.
India’s active cases account for less than 1 per cent of total infections, currently at 0.78 per cent — lowest since March 2020. The active case count stands at 2,64,458, lowest in 200 days.
The national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.89 per cent, highest since March 2020.
Maharashtra reported 2,692 new positive cases and 41 fatalities while 2,716 patients were discharged, according to the state health department. The new infections pushed the state’s COVID-19 tally to 65,59,349. At least 1,39,207 people have died due to the virus, it said, adding that the state is now left with 35,888 active cases.
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Nearly 40 per cent of Uttar Pradesh is now Covid-19 free and the state government has declared that out of the total 75 districts, the active caseload in 31 of them has come down to zero. The total active caseload in the entire state was also recorded at a further low of just 159 active cases as of Sunday. About 21 districts of the state are now left with a single active case each.
According to the Karnataka Health Department’s bulletin, the state recorded 664 new Covid-19 cases and eight fatalities on Sunday. With 711 recoveries, the total number of active cases stood at 12,301.
In the northeast, Mizoram has been witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 cases. At least 21,074 cases were reported in August, while September witnessed 34,263 new infections, according to the state health department.
The union territory of Puducherry logged 43 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,26,587, a senior official of the Health Department said on Monday.
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