Covid-19: India records 41,195 fresh cases, 490 deaths in 24 hours

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Aug 12, 2021: India recorded 41,195 fresh cases and 490 deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours, according to the figures released by the Union Health Ministry said.

 

Till 8 am on Thursday, India’s active caseload stood at 3,86,351. In the last 24 hours, active cases declined by 2,157, the health ministry said.

The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 23,500 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 5,560 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,964 cases, Andhra Pradesh with 1,869 cases and Karnataka with 1,826 cases.

84.29 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 57.05 per cent of the new cases.

The maximum fatalities due to Covid-19 reported in Maharashtra (163), followed by Kerala with 116 daily deaths.

According to the data released by the health ministry, India’s recovery rate stood at 97.45 per cent.
A total of 40,013 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,12,20,981 across the country.India has admin

istered a total of 41,38,646 doses in the last 24 hours, which pushed the total tally of doses administered to 51,90,80,524.

A total of 21,24,953 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today