India reports 7,145 new Covid-19 cases, 289 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Dec 18, 2021: India registered 7,145 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 4.1 per cent lower than yesterday. With these fresh cases, the overall coronavirus tally in the country has mounted to 3,47,33,194.

 

Meanwhile, 289 succumbed to the Covid-19 infection, pushing the country’s toll to 4,77,158, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early Saturday.

The maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (243), followed by Maharashtra with 12 daily deaths.

Also, the top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 3,471 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 902 cases, Tamil Nadu with 621 cases, West Bengal with 580 cases and Karnataka with 238 cases.

As many as 81.34 per cent of the new cases were reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 48.58 per cent of the new cases.

India’s active caseload stands at 84,565 even as the total active cases declined by 1,850 in the last 24 hours.

Moreover, a total of 8,706 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total recoveries to 3,41,71,471

across the country. With this, India’s recovery rate now stands at 98.38 per cent.

India has administered a total of 62,06,244 doses in the last 24 hours. As many as 1,36,66,05,173 doses have been administered so far in the country.