India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count increased to 6,394,068 after 81,484 new infections and 1,095 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, data from the Union Ministry of Health showed on Friday .
The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease stands at 942,217, as India maintained its trend of keeping active cases below the 1 million mark for the eleventh day in a row. The death toll has risen to 99,773, the Health Ministry dashboard showed at 8 a.m.
India recorded 78,877 recoveries between Thursday and Friday morning across the country. The country’s recoveries stood at 5,352,078 on Friday, bringing the national recovery rate to 83.70%.
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“The increase in the total of recovered cases has been pronounced. The last 10 lakh recoveries were added in just 12 days. 77% of the total recovered cases are registered in 10 states / UT, ”said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Thursday.
Maharashtra has contributed the largest number of total recovered cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, it said.
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The ministry had said Thursday that 76% of active cases are in 10 states and Union territories. “To date, active cases contribute only 14.90% to the country’s positive case load,” he said.
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According to the ministry on Thursday, 76% of the new cases are concentrated in 10 states. Maharashtra contributed more than 18,000 to the new cases. Karnataka and Kerala both contributed more than 8,000, he said. He also said that 82% of new deaths are reported in 10 states and Union territories. On Thursday, 40% of the reported deaths were from Maharashtra with 481 deaths, followed by Karnataka with 87 deaths.
India remains the second most affected country in the world after the United States, as more than 34 million people have been infected by Sars-Cov-2, which causes coronary heart disease, and 1,021,765 have died so far, according to the Johns Hopkins University. tracker.
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