India reports 36,571 fresh COVID cases in 24 hours, recovery rate rises to 97.53%

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India reports 36,571 fresh COVID cases in 24 hours, recovery rate rises to 97.53%.

India recorded 36,571 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 540 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 36,555 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.53 per cent and total recoveries to 3,15,61,635.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have now declined to 3,63,605, lowest in 150 days; the ministry data showed.

The total death toll in the country is now at 4,33,589. In India, the first death due to COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 50,26,99,702 samples have been tested up to August 19 for COVID-19. Of these 18,86,271 samples were tested on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said that the results of an ongoing research for development of Covid-19 vaccines for children may arrive next month and the antidote may be launched "very soon". He said the Centre is committed to vaccinate every citizen against coronavirus.

"Our aim is to vaccinate every citizen. The Indian government has already given permission to Zydus Cadila and Bharat Biotech to conduct research for developing a COVID vaccine for children.

"We are expecting that results of their research will arrive next month. I am confident that vaccines for children would become a reality very soon," Mandaviya told reporters in Rajkot.

Additionally, Kerala on Thursday logged 21,116 fresh COVID-19 cases pushing the total infection count to 37,46,121, as the number of people succumbing to the disease climbed to 19,246 with 197 additional deaths. In the last 24 hours, 1,30,768 samples were tested and the TPR was found to be 16.15 per cent. So far, 2.99 crore samples have been tested, it said.

Among districts, Thrissur led the fray with 2873 followed by Malappuram 2824, Ernakulam 2527, Kozhikode 2401, Palakkad 1948, Kollam 1418, Kannur 1370, Alappuzha 1319, Thiruvananthapuram 955 and Kottayam 925.

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	2	1	7419		129
2	Andhra Pradesh	15944	397	1967472	1815	13686	15
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1685	78	49860	220	254	2
4	Assam	8372	400	568137	1024	5528	15
5	Bihar	188	16	715697	32	9649
6	Chandigarh	44	2	61190	8	811
7	Chhattisgarh	974	63	989411	127	13549
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	4		10649		4
9	Delhi	427	44	1411688	76	25077	4
10	Goa	880	4	168705	83	3178	1
11	Gujarat	186	7	814972	16	10078
12	Haryana	666	6	759938	14	9662	1
13	Himachal Pradesh	2733	28	204689	232	3558	1
14	Jammu and Kashmir	1125	33	318157	132	4400	1
15	Jharkhand	225	8	342310	24	5132
16	Karnataka	21292	215	2874839	1558	37061	22
17	Kerala	178212	2517	3548196	18731	19049	179
18	Ladakh	79	2	20186	8	207
19	Lakshadweep	36	2	10212	2	51
20	Madhya Pradesh	93	2	781455	11	10515
21	Maharashtra	61568	3222	6209364	8196	135413	158
22	Manipur	5506	215	102083	578	1728	6
23	Meghalaya	3405	186	67999	418	1252	12
24	Mizoram	8230	854	42019	1338	188	3
25	Nagaland	1056	32	27667	88	608	1
26	Odisha	8744	83	981316	845	7086	65
27	Puducherry	933	77	119804	74	1805
28	Punjab	545	2	583170	50	16345
29	Rajasthan	153	10	944862	19	8954
30	Sikkim	1859	123	26759	274	363
31	Tamil Nadu	20083	142	2539540	1908	34610	31
32	Telangana	6912	27	642865	449	3849	2
33	Tripura	1503	67	79450	84	784	2
34	Uttarakhand	331	1	334963	29	7374	1
35	Uttar Pradesh	419	1	1685819	34	22787	1
36	West Bengal	9715	21	1512218	660	18325	7
Total#		364129	3286	31525080	39157	433049	530
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )