8 states including Maharashtra account for over 81 per cent of new COVID cases

Eight states including Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Karnataka Uttar Pradesh Delhi Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have shown a steep rise in daily COVID19 cases accounting for 8190 per cent of the 103558 new cases reported in a span of 24 hours the Union Health Ministry said on MondayMaharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 57074 5511 per cent It is followed by Chhattisgarh with 5250 while Karnataka reported 4553 new cases it saidIndias total active caseload has reached 741830 and now comprises 589 per cent of the countrys total infections the data statedA net increase of 50233 cases has been recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hoursMaharashtra Karnataka Chhattisgarh Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 7588 per cent of the total active cases in the country Maharashtra alone accounts for nearly 5823 per cent of the total active caseload of the country the ministry saidTwelve states Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Punjab Karnataka Delhi Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases the ministry saidFifteen states and UTs have lower tests per million population than the national average of 180449 the ministry statedIndias cumulative recoveries stand at 11682136 with 52847 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hoursBesides 478 deaths were reported in a dayEight states account for 8452 per cent of the new deaths Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties 222 Punjab follows with 51 daily deathsTwelve states and UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in a span of 24 hours These are Puducherry Ladakh DampD amp DampN Nagaland Meghalaya Manipur Tripura Sikkim Lakshadweep Mizoram Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Arunachal PradeshThe ministry also said the cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 79 crore mark the ministry saidCumulatively 79105163 vaccine doses have been administered through 1231148 sessions as per the provisional report till 7 am These include 9009353 healthcare workers HCWs who have taken the 1st dose 5343493 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose 9737850 frontline workers FLWs who have received the 1st dose and 4133961 FLWs who have taken the 2nd doseBesides 49931635 and 948871 beneficiaries aged more than 45 years have been administered the 1st and 2nd dose respectivelyAs on day79 of the vaccination drive 4th April 1638464 vaccine doses were given Out of which 1540676 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 21508 sessions for 1st dose and 97788 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccineEight states account for 60 per cent of the cumulative vaccine doses given so far the ministry saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever