Mumbai: Youngsters stand in a queue to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine during a special vaccination drive for teachers and students
India recorded 18,870 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 378 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the country saw a total of 28,178 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.81 per cent and total recoveries to 3,29,86,180.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India dipped down to 2,82,560, the lowest in 194 days, the health ministry data showed. Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently, at 0.90%. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020. The death toll now stands at 4,47,751.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 56,74,50,185 samples have been tested up to September 28th for COVID-19. Of these 15,04,713 samples were tested on Tuesday.
| Name of State / UT | Active Cases* | Cured/Discharged/Migrated* | Deaths** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Cumulative | Cumulative | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 11 | 7479 | 129 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 12482 | 2020835 | 14142 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 319 | 53802 | 274 |
| Assam | 4587 | 590593 | 5851 |
| Bihar | 57 | 716230 | 9660 |
| Chandigarh | 44 | 64354 | 819 |
| Chhattisgarh | 282 | 991423 | 13564 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0 | 10666 | 4 |
| Delhi | 366 | 1413295 | 25085 |
| Goa | 862 | 171980 | 3303 |
| Gujarat | 142 | 815648 | 10082 |
| Haryana | 329 | 760686 | 9810 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1730 | 213124 | 3669 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1513 | 323190 | 4422 |
| Jharkhand | 79 | 342986 | 5133 |
| Karnataka | 12833 | 2923320 | 37746 |
| Kerala | 157733 | 4459193 | 24661 |
| Ladakh | 148 | 20431 | 207 |
| Lakshadweep | 5 | 10305 | 51 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 118 | 781868 | 10518 |
| Maharashtra | 41396 | 6364027 | 138902 |
| Manipur | 2111 | 116042 | 1847 |
| Meghalaya | 1752 | 77750 | 1395 |
| Mizoram | 15843 | 74394 | 302 |
| Nagaland | 426 | 30078 | 663 |
| Odisha | 5102 | 1011482 | 8180 |
| Puducherry | 866 | 123423 | 1838 |
| Punjab | 284 | 584747 | 16507 |
| Rajasthan | 86 | 945276 | 8954 |
| Sikkim | 601 | 30303 | 387 |
| Tamil Nadu | 17261 | 2606153 | 35509 |
| Telangana | 4585 | 656785 | 3914 |
| Tripura | 275 | 82999 | 811 |
| Uttarakhand | 218 | 335893 | 7393 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 176 | 1686712 | 22890 |
| West Bengal | 7584 | 1540530 | 18751 |
| Total# | 292206 | 32958002 | 447373 |
| *(Including foreign Nationals) | |||
| **( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities ) | |||
| #States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation | |||
| #Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR | |||
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