The Union Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 60.72 percent of the 44,489 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reported in the last 24 hours were contributed by six states and territories of the Union (UT ), with Kerala being the largest contributor. Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh followed the southern state, according to central data. Kerala added nearly 6,500 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, while Maharashtra and Delhi added 6,159 and 5,246 new cases respectively, the ministry added.
Delhi led the count in terms of cases per million inhabitants, registering 29,169 infections, followed by Kerala with 16,201, Maharashtra with 14,584 and Haryana with 7,959. The numbers for these four states were higher than the national average of 6,715.
Of the 524 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, 60.50 percent of them came from Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the ministry said. Delhi reported the peak of deaths at 99, followed by Maharashtra with 65 and West Bengal 51 deaths.
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On Wednesday, the national capital saw its daily toll drop below the 100 mark for the first time in five days. Since the past 13 days, deaths due to infection have remained above 100 at least seven times in Delhi. The death toll now exceeds 8,700, the state health department bulletin showed.
Case fatality rates in Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal and Maharashtra were also higher than the national average of 1.46 percent, the Health Ministry said.
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Meanwhile, Covid-19 recoveries have risen to 8,679,138 with 36,367 people recovering in the last 24 hours, the ministry noted, adding that 15 states and UT have a recovery rate above the national average of 93.66 percent.
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