With over 16,000 new Covid cases, India sees an increase of 20% from yesterday

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 28, 2021: With 16,156 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, India witnessed a rise of 20 per cent from yesterday. The country’s total caseload now stands at 3,42,31,809.

 

The country reported 733 fresh deaths, bringing the total reported death count to 4,56,386.

TOP DEVELOPMENTS

    * The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 9,445 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 1,485 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,075 cases, West Bengal with 976 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 567 cases.

    * Around 83.85 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 58.46 per cent of the new cases.

    * Maximum casualties were reported in Kerala with 622 deaths, followed by Maharashtra with 38 fatalities.

    * India’s recovery rate now stands at 98.2 per cent.

    * A total of 17,095 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,36,14,434 across the country.

    * India’s active caseload stands at 1,60,989. In the last 24 hours, active cases decline by 1,672.

    * India has administered a total of 49,09,254 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 1,04,04,99,873.

    * A total of 12,90,900 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Courtesy:India Today