The Union health ministry said Tuesday that the five states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic have seen a decline in the number of Covid-19 cases since the last month. The health ministry said that the trend of daily cases of the coronavirus disease in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh reveals the various stages of decline in active cases.
“These reflect the constant decrease in ACTIVE CASES in the country, with the case load kept below 8L for 3 days in a row,” the ministry tweeted with a graph of the cases from these five states.
On Monday, there were 55,722 new cases of the coronavirus disease, which were the lowest in five days, and 579 related deaths, bringing India’s tally to more than 7.5 million. The number of deaths in the past 24 hours was also the lowest in months. There were 772,055 active cases of Covid-19 and the death toll in the country rose to 114,610, with the cumulative count of coronavirus infections at 7,550,273. Active cases had been fewer than 800,000 for the third day in a row.
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Maharashtra surpassed 1,600,000 Covid-19 cases on Monday with its lowest single-day peak since July 7, as 5,984 new infections brought the tally to 1,601,365. The western state had recorded 5,134 cases on July 7. It had touched the bleak mark of 1,600,000 Covid-19 cases 224 days after it registered the first on March 9. The state also reported 125 more deaths on Monday, its lowest death in a day. count from June 22, bringing the figure to 42,240.
The state’s low case count on Monday could also be attributed to a comparatively fewer number of tests. In the last 24 hours, 46,312 samples were analyzed, while the average number of daily tests carried out in the month so far is 75,236. State health officials attribute the lower numbers to fewer tests over the weekend, the data of which is reflected on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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In Karnataka, the Covid-19 count increased to 770,000 with the addition of 5,018 new cases, while the death toll rose to 10,542 as 64 more people succumbed to the disease, according to the health department on Monday. The day also saw 8,005 patients who were discharged after recovery. As of October 19 evening, a total of 770,604 Covid-19 cases had been confirmed in the state, including 10,542 deaths and 6,53,829 discharges, the department said. Active cases stood at 106,214 with 105,282 of them in stable condition in the isolation wards of designated hospitals while 932 were being treated in intensive care units.
Kerala reported 5,022 new Covid-19 cases and 21 deaths on Monday. Of the total number of Covid-19 cases reported on Monday, 4,257 people were infected by contact, while in the case of 647 people, the source of infection is unknown. Meanwhile, 7,469 patients have recovered from coronavirus infection today. The death toll in the state due to the coronavirus pandemic is 1,182.
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Tamil Nadu reported 3,536 new cases of the coronavirus disease and 49 deaths on Monday, bringing the state’s tally to 690,936 while the death toll stands at 10,691. A total of 4,515 patients were discharged on Monday, bringing the count of discharged cases to 642,152. The state still has 38,093 active cases.
Up to 2,918 new Covid-19 cases and 24 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the state node official said on Monday. With this, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state amounts to 786,050, including 35,065 active cases and 744,532 recoveries. So far, 6,453 deaths have been reported in the state.
(With contributions from the agency)
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