India logs 3,207 COVID infections, 29 fatalities; maximum active cases in Delhi

India covid19 cases — Image Source : PTI
India's active COVID-19 cases were recorded at 20,403

Highlights

The death toll due to coronavirus has now reached 5,24,093 in the country
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far have reached 1,90,34,90,396

India logged 3,207 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases were recorded at 20,403, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The death toll climbed to 5,24,093 with 29 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.96 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.83 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,60,905, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have reached 1,90,34,90,396.

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.

The 40 new fatalities include 35 from Kerala, two from Delhi and one each from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that the state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

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	3	1	9906		129
2	Andhra Pradesh	58	8	2304958	1	14730
3	Arunachal Pradesh	4	1	64201	2	296
4	Assam	5	1	716228	1	7986
5	Bihar	59	7	818311	3	12256
6	Chandigarh	78	2	90904	9	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	40	2	1138240	6	14034
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	0		11437		4
9	Delhi	5939	16	1862136	1438	26179
10	Goa	56		241608	8	3832
11	Gujarat	147	22	1213416	15	10944
12	Haryana	2700	50	983284	463	10620
13	Himachal Pradesh	46	6	280684	8	4134
14	Jammu and Kashmir	56	12	449302	22	4751
15	Jharkhand	37	5	429914	7	5317
16	Karnataka	1964	19	3906679	92	40104	1		1
17	Kerala***	3026	63	6471947	292	69271		26	26
18	Ladakh	3	1	28018		228
19	Lakshadweep	0		11350		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	190	7	1030764	35	10735
21	Maharashtra	1304	27	7730127	196	147847	1		1
22	Manipur	6	1	135100	2	2120
23	Meghalaya	9	1	92207	3	1593
24	Mizoram	235	14	226804	30	697
25	Nagaland	2	1	34728		760
26	Odisha	213	57	1278863	14	9126
27	Puducherry	7	1	163828	1	1962
28	Punjab	284		741870	23	17751
29	Rajasthan	538	21	1274130	70	9553
30	Sikkim	2		38700		452
31	Tamil Nadu	478	21	3415850	68	38025
32	Telangana	381	8	787835	40	4111
33	Tripura	4		99959		923
34	Uttarakhand	496	3	429422	4	7693
35	Uttar Pradesh	1607	429	2051245	513	23510	1		1
36	West Bengal	426	7	1996950	44	21203
Total#		20403	232	42560905	3410	524093	3	26	29