At 12,428, India reports lowest Covid-19 cases since March

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 26, 2021: India registered 12,428 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 13.1 per cent lower than yesterday. However, this is the lowest daily surge in Covid-19 cases since March.

 

On October 18, India had logged 13,596 new Covid-19 cases, which was the lowest daily spike in cases that the country saw in 230 days.

With fresh cases, the country’s overall caseload has now mounted to 3,42,02,202, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early on Tuesday.

As many as 356 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the total death count to 4,55,068.

India’s recovery rate now stands at 98.19 per cent.

TOP POINTS:

- The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 6,664 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,112 cases, Maharashtra with 889 cases, West Bengal with 805 cases and Mizoram with 790 cases.

- As many as 82.56 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 53.62 per cent of the new cases.

-Maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (281), followed by Tamil Nadu with 14 daily deaths.

-A total of 15,951 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,35,83,318 across the country.

-India’s active caseload stands at 1,63,816. In the last 24 hours, active cases declined by 3,879.

-India has administered a total of 64,75,733 doses in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 1,02,94,01,119.

-A total of 11,31,826 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today