India records 32,937 new Covid-19 cases, 417 fatalities in 24 hours

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Aug 16, 2021: India registered 32,937 fresh Covid-19 cases and 417 fatalities due to the infection in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data released by the Union Health Ministry.

 

As of 8 am on Monday, India’s active caseload stood at 3,81,947. In the last 24 hours, active cases declined by 3,389.

The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 18,582 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 4,797 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,896 cases, Andhra Pradesh with 1,506 cases and Karnataka with 1,431 cases.

85.65 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 56.42% of the new cases.

Maximum casualties were reported in Maharashtra (130), followed by Kerala with 102 daily deaths.
India’s recovery rate now stood at 97.48 per cent.

A total of 35,909 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, pushing the total recoveries to 3,14,11,924 across the country.

India has administered a total of 17,43,114 doses in the last 24 hours. With this, the total tally of doses administered touched 54,58,57,108.

A total of 11,81,212 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today