India records 37,154 COVID cases, 4,300 less than yesterday

India on Saturday reported 37,154 new coronavirus infections and 724 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The active cases in the country have declined to 4,50,899 and the death toll has climbed to 4,08,764. 

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300,14,713 people have recovered from the disease so far. In the last 24 hours, 39,649 patients have been recovered. Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far have reached 37.73 crore under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.

The weekly positivity rate stands at 2.32%, it said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,00,14,713 and the case fatality rate stands at 1.32%, the data stated.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16.

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India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

The 895 new fatalities include 494 from Maharashtra and  109 from Kerala.A total of  4,08,040 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,25, 528 from Maharashtra, 35,779 from Karnataka, 33,371 from Tamil Nadu, 25,012  from Delhi, 22,693 from Uttar Pradesh, 17,903 from West Bengal, and 16,177 from Punjab. The ministry stressed that more than 70% of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.”Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.