India’s COVID Recovery Rate Touches 78%, But UP, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu Continue To Worry

NEW DELHI || Even as the government of India on Monday claimed that India’s journey of a fast growing recovery rate crossed a milestone on Monday and that on a continuous upward trajectory, the recovery rate has touched 78.00% reflecting the increasing number of high recoveries per day, five states, including Uttar Pradesh continue to worry with a spurt in COVID cases.

The total number of active cases in the country stands at 9,86,598 as on date. More than 60% of the active cases are concentrated in five states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. These States are also reporting 60% of the total recovered cases.

92,071 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country. Maharashtra continues to contribute a high number. In the last 24 hours it has reported more than 22,000 new cases. Andhra Pradesh has contributed more than 9,800 new cases.

1,136 deaths have been logged in the past 24 hours. Of the new deaths, nearly 53% are concentrated in three States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. These are followed by Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. More than 36% of deaths reported yesterday are from Maharashtra (416 deaths).

77,512 patients have been discharged in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases are 37,80,107. The gap between recovered cases and active cases is consistently increasing. This has touched nearly 28 lakh on Monday (27,93,509).