New Delhi (NVI): The active coronavirus caseload in India dropped below 4.10-lakh mark and currently stands at 4,09,689 today, the lowest in 136 days, the Ministry of Health said.
“This is the lowest after 136 days. The total active cases were 4,11,133 on July 22. This has been made possible by the trend of recoveries exceeding new cases which has ensured a total net reduction of the active caseload,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
The country’s present active caseload consists of just 4.26 per cent of total positive cases and new recoveries have led to a net decline of 6,393 in the total active cases.
However, India has been recording more daily new recoveries than the daily cases registered from the last eight days.
The ministry said that, in the last 24 hours as many as 36,652 news COVID-19 cases were registered, while 42,533 cases recovered and discharged during the same period.
Meanwhile, the rising recoveries have also improved the recovery rate to 94.28 per cent today.
The overall recoveries stand at 9,058,822. With this, the gap between recovered cases and active cases is nearing 86.50 lakh and presently stands at 8,649,133.
According to the Union Health Ministry’s data, 78.06 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States and Union Territories.
“Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 6,776 new recovered cases in past 24 hours. As many as 5,496 people recovered in Kerala followed by 4,862 in Delhi,” it added.
About 76.90 per cent of the new cases are from 10 States and UTs. Out of these, Kerala reported the highest number of new cases at 5,718 in last 24 hours, followed by Maharashtra with 5,229 new cases.
Furthermore, the ministry said that, 512 case fatalities have been reported in past 24 hours. Ten States and UTs account for 78.32 per cent of new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum, 127, fatalities. Delhi and West Bengal follow with 73 and 52 daily deaths, respectively.
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