India logs 44,111 new COVID cases, 738 deaths; total recoveries now at 2,96,05,779

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India recorded 44,111 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 738 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 57,477 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,96,05,779. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 3,05,02,362 with 4,95,533 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,01,050.

A total of 34,46,11,291 people have so far been vaccinated across the country.

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.

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	33	2	7308		128
2	Andhra Pradesh	38178	160	1842432	3963	12744	38
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2783	21	33209	286	176	4
4	Assam	25737	698	480839	3329	4577	38
5	Bihar	1716	41	710793	224	9592	4
6	Chandigarh	149	5	60730	22	808
7	Chhattisgarh	5787	177	975658	581	13445	6
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	43	2	10514	3	4
9	Delhi	1357	22	1407943	111	24981	4
10	Goa	2278	4	161582	221	3060	6
11	Gujarat	2794	219	810751	300	10062	3
12	Haryana	1380	57	757898	127	9446	15
13	Himachal Pradesh	1639	14	197171	152	3480	1
14	Jammu and Kashmir	4321	279	307312	573	4327	4
15	Jharkhand	854	60	339739	156	5113
16	Karnataka	65335	11193	2746544	14302	35134	94
17	Kerala	102523	1180	2821151	11564	13359	124
18	Ladakh	262	17	19626	34	202
19	Lakshadweep	293	18	9466	55	49	1
20	Madhya Pradesh	533	37	780330	65	8981	12
21	Maharashtra	119867	309	5828535	8634	122197	252
22	Manipur	5930	82	63206	578	1162	12
23	Meghalaya	4537	321	44709	250	844	6
24	Mizoram	4132	79	16545	357	93
25	Nagaland	1321	20	23486	83	498	3
26	Odisha	27827	415	880997	3457	4063	45
27	Puducherry	2341	13	113373	227	1751	2
28	Punjab	2961	173	576866	443	16072	20
29	Rajasthan	1402	69	942172	142	8923	2
30	Sikkim	2107	84	18251	37	308	1
31	Tamil Nadu	37526	665	2413930	5044	32721	102
32	Telangana	13052	336	607658	1197	3669	8
33	Tripura	3816	59	62130	467	683	1
34	Uttarakhand	1966	135	331089	251	7324	8
35	Uttar Pradesh	2687	109	1680980	260	22601	10
36	West Bengal	20170	415	1463379	1889	17735	27
Total#		509637	13620	29548302	59384	400312	853

Meanwhile, as many as 18,36 644 people in the national capital have been administered both doses of Covid vaccine, according to the Delhi government's vaccination bulletin issued on Friday.

The city has administered a total of 80,51,352 vaccine jabs so far, of which 62,14,708 are first doses.

Over 1,57,719 people were vaccinated on Thursday, including 1,25,761 beneficiaries who received the first dose and 31,958 the second dose, the bulletin stated.

On Thursday, 1,08,586 people in the 18-44 group received their first dose while 2,657 received their final dose of the Covid vaccine.

In the 45-plus age group, 16,790 beneficiaries received their first dose and 27,733 were given the second dose.