New Delhi (NVI): India’s coronavirus tally has crossed 1 crore-mark with addition of 25,153 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.
The overall caseload is now 10,004,599 with 5,12,665 active cases and 95,50,712 patients cured and discharged. Apart from that, 347 new COVID-related fatalities in the country took the overall death toll to 1,45,136.
India, which is the second worst-hit nation by the pandemic after US, now has a recovery rate of 95.4 per cent.
In worst-affected Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 18,88,767, followed by Karnataka with 9,07,123 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 8,77,806 positive cases.
Other states with a high virus hit included Tamil Nadu (8,04,650), Kerala (6,93,835) Uttar Pradesh (5,72,196) and Delhi (6,14,775).
Meanwhile, of the total deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 48,574 fatalities, followed by Karnataka with 11,989 deaths.
The death toll in the national capital surpassed to 10,219, while 5,93,137 patients have been cured and recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 16 crore samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 18. Of these, 11,71,868 samples were tested yesterday.
Furthermore, the Health Ministry has said getting vaccinated for COVID-19 for people in India will be voluntary and that the vaccine introduced in India will be as effective as any vaccine developed by other countries
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