India logs 48,698 new COVID cases, over 64,000 recoveries in past 24 hours

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New Delhi: A beneficiary receives COVID-19 dose during a vaccination drive for the homeless

India recorded 48,698 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 1,183 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, the country saw a total of 64,818 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,91,93,085. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 3,01,83,143 with 5,95,565 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 3,94,493.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 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 last year.

The tally crossed the 2-crore mark on May 4.

Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
Name of State / UT	Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	69	30	7245	31	127
2	Andhra Pradesh	47790	1893	1811157	6313	12528	38
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2523	42	31792	305	165	3
4	Assam	29804	1210	462307	3977	4370	26
5	Bihar	2397	161	708951	365	9576	3
6	Chandigarh	241	6	60533	45	807
7	Chhattisgarh	6889	425	972372	710	13423	8
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	52	7	10474	11	4
9	Delhi	1680	87	1406958	198	24952	4
10	Goa	2667	60	159954	277	3027	5
11	Gujarat	4116	311	808849	431	10045	3
12	Haryana	1927	63	756864	185	9351	18
13	Himachal Pradesh	1956	167	195942	318	3465	2
14	Jammu and Kashmir	6157	380	303526	871	4291	7
15	Jharkhand	1184	40	338870	172	5107	1
16	Karnataka	107218	3328	2684997	6524	34539	114
17	Kerala	100680	372	2752492	11056	12699	118
18	Ladakh	293	21	19425	38	202
19	Lakshadweep	313	9	9271	39	48	1
20	Madhya Pradesh	1110	170	779630	198	8871	22
21	Maharashtra	123866	1045	5772799	10138	120370	511
22	Manipur	5668	3506	59995	4083	1093	8
23	Meghalaya	4665	241	42001	354	814	7
24	Mizoram	4448	7	14554	238	89	1
25	Nagaland	1508	1	22770	129	481	2
26	Odisha	29565	772	860142	3644	3801	40
27	Puducherry	2970	107	111477	363	1739	5
28	Punjab	4832	442	573491	768	15956	12
29	Rajasthan	1873	146	941048	277	8905
30	Sikkim	2255	27	17257	156	299	1
31	Tamil Nadu	47318	2527	2375963	8132	32051	150
32	Telangana	15524	506	599695	1556	3618	11
33	Tripura	3726	102	59768	390	665	3
34	Uttarakhand	2627	112	329663	231	7083	9
35	Uttar Pradesh	3423	129	1679416	320	22381	15
36	West Bengal	22231	77	1451437	1975	17551	35
Total#		595565	17303	29193085	64818	394493	1183

Meanwhile, a study, based on mathematical modelling analysis published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) has suggested the third wave of COVID-19 -- if it occurs -- is unlikely to be as severe as the second wave given the extent of spread of coronavirus infections that has already taken place in the country.

The study also highlights that the emergence of the third wave of coronavirus could be substantially mitigated by the expansion of vaccination.

Presenting a vaccine ramp-up scenario where 40 percent of the population has received two doses within three months of the second wave peak, and further that the effect of vaccination is (conservatively) to reduce the severity of to infection by 60 percent, the study said it illustrates how vaccination could substantially reduce the overall burden during the possible third wave.

Also, with the likelihood of a possible third wave of Covid-19, the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy in Chennai has formed an expert committee to guide the government in handling the crisis.

The five-member committee consists of Siddha experts who have a track record of treating infectious diseases, especially among children.