New Delhi (NVI): India’s coronavirus tally crossed the 98-lakh mark and stands at 98,26,775 with a single rise of 30,005 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry confirmed.
The country’s death toll has reached to 1,42,628 with 442 fatalities reported during this period.
So far, 93,24,328 patients have been cured and recovered all over the country while active cases stands at 3,59,819. With this, the recovery rate further improves to 94.84 per cent.
In worst-affected Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 18,72,440, followed by Karnataka with 8,99,011 cases, and Andhra Pradesh with 8,74,515 positive cases.
Other states with a high virus hit included Tamil Nadu (7,96,475), Kerala (6,58,683) and Uttar Pradesh (5,62,722).
Meanwhile, of the total deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 47,059 fatalities, followed by Tamil Nadu with 11,870 deaths.
The death toll in the national capital surpassed to 9,934, while 5,74,925 patients have been cured and recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 15.26 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 11. Of these, 10,65,176 samples were tested yesterday.
Furthermore, Health minister Satyendar Jain yesterday said the third COVID-19 wave in Delhi had been decreasing and the positivity rate had declined from 15 per cent to less than 5 per cent in the last one month, indicating that the infection spread was finally under control.
-RJV
