India’s Covid count remained below 40,000 for more than 10 days when 31,755 new cases were reported in the country on Wednesday. The 40,000 mark was last broken on November 28. Deaths remained below the 500 mark for the fifth day in a row, as 411 casualties were reported.
Maharashtra again reported the highest number of cases among all states, after remaining in second position the day before, when 4,981 new cases were reported on Wednesday. Kerala ranked second with 4,875 cases, followed by West Bengal (2,956 cases) and Delhi (2,463). Together, the three states and the national capital accounted for 48% or nearly half of the country’s Covid cases on Wednesday. No other state exceeded the 2,000 mark in new cases.
Maharashtra also topped the state list in deaths, reporting 75 deaths, followed by Delhi (50 casualties) and West Bengal (47). Kerala’s case count was higher than West Bengal and Delhi, but deaths were less than 35.
Rajasthan reported just over 1,500 cases on Wednesday, while the daily case count remained between 1,000 and 1,500 for Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Among other large states, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Punjab have reported fewer than 1,000 new cases today.
Among the smaller states and UT, the HP case count of 729 was the highest, followed by Uttarakhand, which reported 632 cases. In the northeast, the case count crossed 100 for Manipur and Meghalaya alone, as all other states, including Assam, reported fewer than 100 cases. Punjab and Maharashtra continue to lead the state list in case fatality rate (deaths per 100 infections). The fatality rate reported on Wednesday was 3.2% for Punjab and 2.6% for Maharashtra. Sikkim is the only other state to report a fatality rate greater than 2%.
Compared to the 31,755 new cases reported Wednesday, 37,436 people have recovered from Covid. Active cases have fallen by 6,088 to hit just over 3.7 lakh on Wednesday.
Maharashtra again reported the highest number of cases among all states, after remaining in second position the day before, when 4,981 new cases were reported on Wednesday. Kerala ranked second with 4,875 cases, followed by West Bengal (2,956 cases) and Delhi (2,463). Together, the three states and the national capital accounted for 48% or nearly half of the country’s Covid cases on Wednesday. No other state exceeded the 2,000 mark in new cases.
Maharashtra also topped the state list in deaths, reporting 75 deaths, followed by Delhi (50 casualties) and West Bengal (47). Kerala’s case count was higher than West Bengal and Delhi, but deaths were less than 35.
Rajasthan reported just over 1,500 cases on Wednesday, while the daily case count remained between 1,000 and 1,500 for Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Among other large states, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Punjab have reported fewer than 1,000 new cases today.
Among the smaller states and UT, the HP case count of 729 was the highest, followed by Uttarakhand, which reported 632 cases. In the northeast, the case count crossed 100 for Manipur and Meghalaya alone, as all other states, including Assam, reported fewer than 100 cases. Punjab and Maharashtra continue to lead the state list in case fatality rate (deaths per 100 infections). The fatality rate reported on Wednesday was 3.2% for Punjab and 2.6% for Maharashtra. Sikkim is the only other state to report a fatality rate greater than 2%.
Compared to the 31,755 new cases reported Wednesday, 37,436 people have recovered from Covid. Active cases have fallen by 6,088 to hit just over 3.7 lakh on Wednesday.
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