India reports 16,432 new COVID cases, 252 deaths; active cases at 2,68,581
A total of 1,48,153 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 49,305 from Maharashtra followed by 12,070 from Karnataka, 12,080 from Tamil Nadu, 10,474 from Delhi, 9,625 from West Bengal, 8,322 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,098 from Andhra Pradesh and 5,312 from Punjab.
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,02,24,303 on Tuesday, with 16,432 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,07,569 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.92 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,48,153 with 252 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,07,569, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload continues to remain below the 3 lakh-mark.
There are 2,68,581 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.63 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
| Name of State / UT | Active Cases* | Cured/Discharged/Migrated* | Deaths** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Change since yesterday | Cumulative | Change since yesterday | Cumulative | Change since yesterday | ||
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 64 | 4803 | 5 | 62 | ||
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 3423 | 202 | 870752 | 410 | 7098 | 4 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 119 | 11 | 16521 | 18 | 56 | |
| 4 | Assam | 3323 | 33 | 211636 | 90 | 1038 | 1 |
| 5 | Bihar | 4928 | 140 | 244076 | 615 | 1386 | 3 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 379 | 18 | 18856 | 46 | 316 | 1 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 12962 | 739 | 260056 | 1901 | 3319 | 26 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 9 | 3363 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Delhi | 6297 | 416 | 606644 | 959 | 10474 | 21 |
| 10 | Goa | 955 | 11 | 49083 | 91 | 734 | 3 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 10223 | 212 | 228144 | 1016 | 4288 | 6 |
| 12 | Haryana | 4040 | 228 | 254336 | 571 | 2882 | 8 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 3680 | 154 | 50079 | 394 | 921 | 2 |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3157 | 127 | 115261 | 275 | 1875 | 8 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 1582 | 3 | 111818 | 154 | 1020 | 1 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 12566 | 533 | 892273 | 1178 | 12070 | 8 |
| 17 | Kerala | 64205 | 1139 | 676368 | 4172 | 2990 | 14 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 197 | 11 | 9088 | 16 | 126 | |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 9874 | 223 | 225782 | 1090 | 3572 | 9 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 58294 | 2053 | 1814449 | 4501 | 49305 | 50 |
| 21 | Manipur | 1234 | 43 | 26478 | 74 | 348 | |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 199 | 27 | 13042 | 30 | 138 | |
| 23 | Mizoram | 114 | 13 | 4068 | 19 | 8 | |
| 24 | Nagaland | 243 | 8 | 11589 | 21 | 79 | 1 |
| 25 | Odisha | 2482 | 93 | 324392 | 324 | 1864 | 3 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 357 | 2 | 37040 | 35 | 631 | |
| 27 | Punjab | 4014 | 200 | 156342 | 450 | 5312 | 13 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 10742 | 415 | 292739 | 1206 | 2677 | 7 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 531 | 16 | 5188 | 15 | 126 | 1 |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu | 8867 | 80 | 794228 | 1074 | 12080 | 11 |
| 31 | Telengana | 5999 | 232 | 277931 | 627 | 1535 | 2 |
| 32 | Tripura | 140 | 8 | 32721 | 10 | 385 | |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 5511 | 114 | 82850 | 313 | 1489 | 6 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 14710 | 661 | 559888 | 1585 | 8322 | 16 |
| 35 | West Bengal | 13161 | 613 | 525685 | 1614 | 9625 | 27 |
| Total# | 268581 | 8720 | 9807569 | 24900 | 148153 | 252 | |
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The 252 new fatalities include 50 from Maharashtra, 27 from West Bengal, 21 from Delhi, 14 from Kerala and 16 from Uttar Pradesh.
A total of 1,48,153 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 49,305 from Maharashtra followed by 12,070 from Karnataka, 12,080 from Tamil Nadu, 10,474 from Delhi, 9,625 from West Bengal, 8,322 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,098 from Andhra Pradesh and 5,312 from Punjab.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.