At 31,923, India’s new Covid cases up by 18.4% from yesterday

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Sep 23, 2021: India has logged 31,923 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours -- which is an increase of 18.4 per cent from yesterday.

The total caseload now stands at 3,35,63,421.India reported 282 in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 4,46,050.

TOP DEVELOPMENTS

    The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 19,675 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 3,608 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,682 cases, Andhra Pradesh with 1,365 cases and Mizoram with 1,294 cases.

    Around 86.53 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 61.63 per cent of the new cases.

    Maximum casualties were reported in Kerala with 142 fresh fatalities, followed by Maharashtra with 48 daily deaths.

    India’s recovery rate now stands at 97.77 per cent.

    A total of 31,990 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,28,15,731 across the country.

    India’s active caseload stands at 3,01,640. In the last 24 hours, active cases decline by 349.

    India has administered a total of 71,38,205 doses in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 83,39,90,049.

    A total of 15,27,443 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today