India reports 4,858 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, active cases jump to 48,027

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Highlights

India recorded 4,858 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
The total recovery rate reached at around 98.71 per cent.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have increased to 48,027.

Covid 19 cases today: India recorded 4,858 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday (September 19), the total recovery rate reached at around 98.71 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,39,57,929.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have increased to 48,027, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were around 47,922.

Active cases:

An increase of 105 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said. The total death toll in the country is now at 5,28,355. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on September 19 was recorded 1.96 per cent.

Delhi COVID tally:

Delhi on Sunday recorded 95 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.97 per cent and one fatality due to the infection, according to the data shared by the city health department. The new cases were detected from the 9,742 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin.

With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,02,452, while the death toll increased to 26,499, it said. Cases of COVID-19 in Delhi have registered a drop in the last several days. On Saturday, the city logged 89 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.88 per cent and one death due to the disease.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases		Cured/Discharged/Migrated		Deaths
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Death During Day
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	6	1	10501	4	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	314	13	2322864	40	14733
3	Arunachal Pradesh	38		66481	1	296
4	Assam	2710	98	734561	120	8034
5	Bihar	410	30	837349	96	12300
6	Chandigarh	86	7	97875	18	1181
7	Chhattisgarh	652	24	1160675	44	14124	1
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	3		11578		4
9	Delhi	514	2	1975439	96	26499	1
10	Goa*	442	37	253152	74	3965
11	Gujarat	1226	12	1261175	127	11027
12	Haryana	441	3	1043177	58	10697
13	Himachal Pradesh	253	16	307450	21	4208
14	Jammu and Kashmir	211	18	473940	28	4784
15	Jharkhand	105	5	436786	10	5330
16	Karnataka	3746	11	4017441	293	40276	2
17	Kerala***	15755	516	6699341	1526	70998
18	Ladakh	21	13	29057	17	230
19	Lakshadweep	0		11363		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	180	7	1043114	26	10771
21	Maharashtra	4540	22	7962692	621	148310	3
22	Manipur	30	5	137609		2148
23	Meghalaya	46	3	94945	7	1622	1
24	Mizoram	222	20	237107	28	722
25	Nagaland	12		35152		781
26	Odisha	1481	202	1321126	409	9186
27	Puducherry	518	27	171403	47	1970
28	Punjab**	341	10	763377	36	17910
29	Rajasthan	1193	38	1301477	153	9633
30	Sikkim	107	3	43438	8	495
31	Tamil Nadu	4926	61	3533848	431	38040
32	Telangana	751	17	831830	88	4111
33	Tripura	7		106807		938
34	Uttarakhand	1105	3	440142	4	7746	1
35	Uttar Pradesh	765	53	2101107	116	23616
36	West Bengal	2283	78	2087285	188	21489	1
Total#		48027	105	43962664	4735	528355	10
*Kerala: Additionally, 08 deaths are reconciled by State (as per ICMR guidelines).
**Punjab: Active cases and recoveries updated after reconcilation of Punjab data- Mortality data of Punjab being reconciled.
***Assam- Covid data awaited.