News India With 18,732 new COVID cases, India records lowest single-day hike in nearly 6 months; death toll at 1,47,622

With 18,732 new COVID cases, India records lowest single-day hike in nearly 6 months; death toll at 1,47,622

Meanwhile, Union Health Ministry said, five states - Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra - account for 56% of total active cases of COVID-19 in the country.

India records 18,732 new COVID cases, 279 death in 24 hrs; death toll at 1,47,622 Image Source : PTI FILE PHOTOIndia records 18,732 new COVID cases, 279 death in 24 hrs; death toll at 1,47,622

India on Sunday registered 18,732 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total tally to 10,187,850, according to the Union Health Ministry's data. . With 279 new deaths, the country's toll of coronavirus-related deaths has mounted to 1,47,622.

On the other hand, the number of people who have recuperated from coronavirus touched 97,61,538 with 21,430 new discharges in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate is now at 95.82%.

The country's active coronavirus cases have dropped further to 2.78  lakh. Now, there are 2,78,690  active coronavirus cases in the country, which comprises 2.74% of the total tally.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 16,81,02,657 samples have been tested up to 26 December with 9,43,368 samples being tested on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Union Health Ministry said, five states - Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra - account for 56% of total active cases of COVID-19 in the country.

A Look At Coronavirus Statewise Tally

. No. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths**
Total Cumulative Cumulative
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 61 4789 62
2 Andhra Pradesh 3700 869920 7092
3 Arunachal Pradesh 154 16477 56
4 Assam 3389 211486 1035
5 Bihar 5257 242767 1379
6 Chandigarh 354 18754 315
7 Chhattisgarh 14028 257021 3275
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 8 3362 2
9 Delhi 6911 604746 10437
10 Goa 951 48913 731
11 Gujarat 10512 226208 4275
12 Haryana 4535 253145 2865
13 Himachal Pradesh 4291 49076 913
14 Jammu and Kashmir 3288 114722 1867
15 Jharkhand 1598 111530 1018
16 Karnataka 13413 889881 12051
17 Kerala 63927 668733 2951
18 Ladakh 217 9051 126
19 Madhya Pradesh 10329 223532 3545
20 Maharashtra 59223 1807824 49189
21 Manipur 1301 26331 344
22 Meghalaya 248 12985 138
23 Mizoram 128 4046 8
24 Nagaland 274 11545 78
25 Odisha 2595 323749 1857
26 Puducherry 355 36962 630
27 Punjab 4436 155409 5281
28 Rajasthan 11488 290365 2664
29 Sikkim 517 5157 125
30 Tamil Nadu 9039 792063 12059
31 Telengana 6579 276753 1531
32 Tripura 157 32695 385
33 Uttarakhand 5444 82298 1476
34 Uttar Pradesh 15875 556912 8293
35 West Bengal 14108 522331 9569
Total# 278690 9761538 147622

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