India records 38,628 new COVID cases, 617 deaths; active cases at 4,12,153

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India records 38,628 new COVID cases, 617 deaths; active cases at 4,12,153

India recorded 38,628 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 617 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 40,017 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 3,10,55,861. The active cases of COVID-19 in India are now at 4,12,153, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,27,371.

A total of 50,10,09,609 vaccines have been administered so far 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.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4		7408		129
2	Andhra Pradesh	20302	118	1942371	2003	13468	24
3	Arunachal Pradesh	3226	111	45979	349	236
4	Assam	12024	199	554204	1249	5343	17
5	Bihar	365	1	715056	45	9646
6	Chandigarh	28	3	61127	4	811
7	Chhattisgarh	1830	76	987486	188	13533	2
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	14	1	10634	1	4
9	Delhi	518	5	1411001	54	25060	2
10	Goa	1029	11	167423	88	3156	3
11	Gujarat	206	7	814696	31	10076
12	Haryana	703	9	759678	25	9646	2
13	Himachal Pradesh	1610	102	201947	150	3531	4
14	Jammu and Kashmir	1358	44	316398	83	4386	1
15	Jharkhand	223		341952	28	5129
16	Karnataka	24439	109	2852368	1651	36705	25
17	Kerala	178441	1877	3297834	20046	17328	117
18	Ladakh	62	5	20100	9	207
19	Lakshadweep	76	5	10109	9	50
20	Madhya Pradesh	152	3	781253	13	10514	1
21	Maharashtra	78412	2188	6124278	6718	133530	120
22	Manipur	8686	329	91847	1078	1614	8
23	Meghalaya	5574	58	60885	510	1133	8
24	Mizoram	13101	36	29547	686	160	3
25	Nagaland	1345	24	26409	92	581	2
26	Odisha	11917	378	965370	1652	6236	68
27	Puducherry	888	19	118647	100	1798
28	Punjab	464	9	582539	45	16301	2
29	Rajasthan	231	20	944588	20	8954
30	Sikkim	3370	34	23805	216	351	2
31	Tamil Nadu	20138	21	2515030	1943	34230	33
32	Telangana	8744	59	635250	638	3817	3
33	Tripura	2766	188	76249	432	762	1
34	Uttarakhand	533	43	334408	67	7366
35	Uttar Pradesh	659	27	1685220	50	22770	3
36	West Bengal	10721	24	1502748	823	18193	13
Total#		414159	3083	31015844	41096	426754	464

Meanwhile, the White House has said the Biden Administration is eager to continue partnership with India in the fight against coronavirus and provide assistance in the form of vaccines. The delay in providing vaccines to India from the United States is not because of Washington, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.

“I would say first that we have seen in some places that there are legal or regulatory issues that need to be worked out country by country as we are delivering vaccines,” she said in response to a question.

“The holdup is not on this end but we are eager to get vaccines and continue assistance to the people of India and want to continue to be a part of the arsenal of solving the pandemic,” Psaki said.

“We are eager to continue to be partners with them, to continue to provide assistance, including in the form of vaccines,” she said.

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