India reports 23,285 New Coronavirus cases and 117 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

New Delhi, Mar 12, 2021:     New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded above 23,000 taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,13,08,846, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

 

The COVID-19 active caseload is 1,97,237 which now comprises 1.74 per cent of the total infections.

The recovery rate has increased to 96.86 per cent, the data stated.

A total of 23,285 new infections were registered in a day, while the death count increased to 1,58,306 with 117 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Meanwhile, the Centre is "very worried" about the upsurge in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul said, adding the virus cannot be taken for granted if the country has to remain Covid-free. The remark comes after the Maharashtra government announced a week-long lockdown - from March 15 to March 21 - in Nagpur, which reported over 1,800 cases in 24 hours.

Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in the country, reported 13,659 daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, which is 60 percent of the country’s single-day total.

The Union Health Ministry said eight of the 10 cities with the highest number of active cases belong to Maharashtra. They are - Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik and Aurangabad.