COVID-19: India logs 21,566 new cases, 45 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases at 1,48,881

India coronavirus cases — Image Source : FREEPIK COVID-19: India logs 21,566 new cases, 45 deaths

Highlights

The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections
The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,31,50,434

COVID-19 cases in India: India added 21,566 new coronavirus infections, with which the active cases came to a total of 1,48,881, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The death toll climbed to 5,25,870 with 45 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent, the ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.25 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.64 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,31,50,434 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent.

According to the ministry, 2,00,91,91,969 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 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.

The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.

It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Death During Day (a)	Death Reconciled (b)	Total (a+b)
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	59		10152	10	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	2714	113	2310215	352	14733
3	Arunachal Pradesh	257	9	64481	45	296
4	Assam	4858	449	718798	303	8006	3		3
5	Bihar	2377	224	824942	548	12272
6	Chandigarh	529	14	93352	74	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	3043	209	1142831	386	14047
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	9	2	11499	3	4
9	Delhi	2040	154	1916642	429	26296	2		2
10	Goa	721	27	246295	109	3846
11	Gujarat	4896	128	1228264	659	10954
12	Haryana	2150	49	1010474	430	10633	1		1
13	Himachal Pradesh	2939	294	283999	322	4148
14	Jammu and Kashmir	1402	262	451355	70	4760	1		1
15	Jharkhand	1067	31	431714	162	5325
16	Karnataka	7617	63	3940831	1214	40131
17	Kerala***	22592	883	6604126	2729	70295	3	8	11
18	Ladakh	92	17	28350	5	228
19	Lakshadweep	0		11360		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	1245	38	1035058	121	10746
21	Maharashtra	14789	373	7859960	2646	148032	6		6
22	Manipur	576	39	135425	50	2122	1		1
23	Meghalaya	272	56	92542	18	1595
24	Mizoram	885	163	229475	303	706
25	Nagaland	75	10	34789	5	764
26	Odisha	5632	207	1286111	737	9130	1		1
27	Puducherry	1220	85	165958	160	1963
28	Punjab	3601	1937	747101		17800	4		4
29	Rajasthan	1379	46	1280340	133	9574	1		1
30	Sikkim	689	118	39082	55	464	3		3
31	Tamil Nadu	16829	77	3467283	2219	38030
32	Telangana	4511	30	802354	628	4111
33	Tripura	1906	194	100440	171	924
34	Uttarakhand	1185	4	431176	152	7702
35	Uttar Pradesh	2529	31	2071073	418	23554
36	West Bengal	28969	614	2024293	2851	21288	6		6
Total#		145654	2000	43132140	18517	525825	25	8	40