Jalandhar: Beneficiaries in large number arrive to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at civil hospital vaccination centre in Jalandhar, Aug. 24, 2021.
India recorded 46,759 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 509 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 31,374 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.60 per cent and total recoveries to 3,18,52,802.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 3,59,775, the ministry data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,37,370. In India, the first death due to COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 51,68,87,602 samples have been tested up to August 27 for COVID-19. Of these 17,61,110 samples were tested on Friday.
| S. No. | 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 | 4 | 3 | 7427 | 3 | 129 | |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 14448 | 387 | 1979504 | 1140 | 13778 | 12 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1150 | 12 | 51224 | 120 | 260 | 1 |
| 4 | Assam | 7781 | 225 | 573541 | 776 | 5618 | 11 |
| 5 | Bihar | 107 | 2 | 715894 | 13 | 9650 | |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 39 | 3 | 64226 | 3 | 812 | |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 595 | 32 | 990179 | 79 | 13555 | |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 6 | 2 | 10653 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Delhi | 413 | 24 | 1412102 | 21 | 25080 | |
| 10 | Goa | 950 | 17 | 169385 | 71 | 3191 | 4 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 157 | 2 | 815126 | 18 | 10080 | |
| 12 | Haryana | 660 | 760080 | 15 | 9671 | 1 | |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 2077 | 19 | 207068 | 247 | 3582 | 3 |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1060 | 18 | 319183 | 119 | 4404 | |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 139 | 1 | 342523 | 32 | 5132 | |
| 16 | Karnataka | 19326 | 18 | 2886906 | 1206 | 37231 | 25 |
| 17 | Kerala | 181747 | 10918 | 3711625 | 18997 | 20134 | 162 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 66 | 2 | 20249 | 5 | 207 | |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 32 | 1 | 10245 | 2 | 51 | |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 76 | 3 | 781528 | 9 | 10516 | |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 53908 | 213 | 6252150 | 4736 | 136730 | 159 |
| 22 | Manipur | 3596 | 24 | 106992 | 352 | 1767 | 4 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 2682 | 133 | 70841 | 362 | 1294 | 2 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 7470 | 388 | 48080 | 513 | 206 | 4 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 845 | 26 | 28321 | 86 | 612 | |
| 26 | Odisha | 7577 | 19 | 988854 | 764 | 7628 | 66 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 767 | 7 | 120575 | 66 | 1809 | |
| 28 | Punjab | 407 | 6 | 583651 | 32 | 16362 | 4 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 107 | 14 | 944990 | 17 | 8954 | |
| 30 | Sikkim | 1409 | 6 | 27821 | 79 | 367 | |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 18069 | 283 | 2554323 | 1816 | 34814 | 26 |
| 32 | Telangana | 6246 | 49 | 646344 | 405 | 3865 | 1 |
| 33 | Tripura | 1150 | 14 | 80655 | 114 | 795 | 2 |
| 34 | Uttarakhand | 324 | 4 | 335142 | 21 | 7377 | |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh | 342 | 3 | 1686056 | 22 | 22794 | |
| 36 | West Bengal | 9167 | 18 | 1517965 | 726 | 18402 | 9 |
| Total# | 344899 | 11174 | 31821428 | 32988 | 436861 | 496 | |
| *(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 | |||||||
