8 States & UT’s contribution is highest at 70% for Covid-19 cases in India

India’s Covid-19 caseload seems to be on the rise and all because of the 8 States & Union Territories which seem to have a larger contribution that includes Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka & West Bengal according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The statistics confirm 4,55,555 number of infections which is active and the percentage of contribution of active cases has added 4.89% to the share of the total positive cases in India.

Maharashtra seems to be leading with an active case count of 87,014 followed by Kerala at 64,615 and Delhi closes in at third with a total of 38,734 number of active caseloads. The last 24 hours saw confirmed cases rising to 43,082 and 76.93% of Covid-19 cases in the country is all due to the 8 listed states & Union Territories. Maharashtra registered 6406 new cases where Delhi followed by 5475 cases.

The observation of stats also highlights how 78.15% of the total recoveries are concentrated in the mentioned States & Union Territories. The maximum single day recoveries were reported from Kerala which discharged 5970 people while Delhi battled Maharashtra to be in the second spot with 4937 and 4815 recoveries respectively.

The death count data also portrays a grim picture with 83.80% of deaths being reported from states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The last day saw Delhi registering the most deaths with the count touching 91.

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News Source: Mint

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