India records 27,176 new cases in 24 hours, 7% higher than yesterday

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Sep 15, 2021: India registered 27,176 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is seven per cent higher than cases recorded on Tuesday, according to the data releaded by the Union Health Ministry said.

 

The country recorded 284 fatalities due to the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the health ministry. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in the country touched 4,43,497.

As of 8 am on Wednesday, the total caseload in India touched 3,33,16,755, the health ministry said.

The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 15,876 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 3,530 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,591 cases, Mizoram with 1,185 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 1,125 cases.

85.76 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases were reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 58.42 per cent of the new cases.

The maximum fatalities due to the viral infection were reported in Kerala (129), followed by Maharashtra with 52 daily deaths.

With this, India’s recovery rate stood at 97.62 per cent.

A total of 38,012 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,25,22,171 across the country.

As of 8 am on Wednesday, India’s active caseload stood at 3,51,087. In the last 24 hours, active cases declined by 11,120, the health ministry said.

India has administered a total of 61,15,690 doses in the last 24 hours, which pushed the total tally of doses administered to 75,89,12,277.

A total of 16,10,829 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today