In the last 24 hours, 60,753 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in India, and 1,647 patients died. With this, the total number of infected people in the country has gone up to 2,98,23,546. Out of these, 3,85,137 people have lost their lives. The number of active cases has come down to 7,60,019. The country is witnessing a decline in corona cases for the last few days, and the situation is improving.
97,743 patients recovered on the last day
Ninety-seven thousand seven hundred forty-three patients recovered across the country in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of patients who have been cured after defeating the epidemic has increased to 2,86,78,390. The recovery rate of the country is 96.03 per cent.
Apart from this, 19,02,009 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours. Since the beginning of the epidemic, about 38.92 crore coronavirus tests have been done in the country.
These are the most affected states.
If we look at the most affected states, 59,54,508 people have been infected in Maharashtra, and 1,16,674 people have died. In Karnataka, the second most affected state, 27,96,121 people have been infected, and 33,602 deaths have occurred. Similarly, Kerala with 27,85,304 cases and 11,833 deaths and Tamil Nadu with 24,06,497 cases and 30,835 deaths are the following two worst-affected states.
How is the situation in the most affected states?
Nine thousand seven hundred ninety-eight people were found infected in Maharashtra on the last day, while 198 patients died. The situation seems to be under control due to the decrease in the pace of infection in the state. Similarly, in Karnataka, 5,783 people were infected, and 168 patients died, while in Kerala, 11,361 were reported, and 90 deaths occurred. In Tamil Nadu, 8,633 new cases were reported, and 287 patients died.
27,23,88,783 doses of the vaccine have been administered. On the previous day, 33,00,085 amounts were applied. Thus, the pace of vaccination is slowly increasing.
According to Johns Hopkins University, around 17.77 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, while 38.49 lakh people have died. In the most affected America, 3.35 crore people have been infected, and 6.01 lakh people have died. India is the second most affected country after America. At the same time, in Brazil, the third most affected country, out of 1.78 crores infected, about 4.98 lakh patients have died.