India records 15,786 fresh Covid cases, 231 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 22, 2021: India registered 15,786 new cases in the last 24 hours, 14.5 per cent lower than Thursday. With fresh cases, the country’s overall caseload has mounted to 3,41,43,236, showed the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early Friday.

 

The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 8,733 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 1,573 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,164 cases, West Bengal with 833 cases and Mizoram with 737 cases.

As many as 82.6 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 55.32 per cent of the new cases.

A total of 231 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the total reported death count to 4,53,042.

The maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (118), followed by Maharashtra with 39 daily deaths.
India’s active caseload stands at 1,75,745. In the last 24 hours, active cases declined by 3,086.

India has administered a total of 61,27,277 doses in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 1,00,59,04,580.

A total of 13,24,263 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today