India Reports 11,903 Covid Cases In Last 24 Hrs, Active Cases Lowest In 252 Days

India's total number of recoveries now amounts to 3,36,97,740. The recovery rate is currently at 98.22% which is the highest since March 2020.

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Covid cases update: India continues to maintain the downward trend of Coronavirus cases. India has reported 11,903 new Covid cases and 14,159 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The country's active caseload stands at 1,51,209 which is the lowest in 252 days.

India's total number of recoveries now amounts to 3,36,97,740. The recovery rate is currently at 98.22% which is the highest since March 2020.

14,159 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases 

Kerala

Kerala has maintained the decreasing trend in cases as the state recorded 6,444 fresh COVID-19 cases and 187 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the health bulletin released by the state. The daily surge in cases raised the caseload to 49,80,398 and the fatalities to 32,236, the state government.

With 8,424 more people recovering from the virus since Monday, the total recoveries touched 48,72,930 and the active cases reached 74,618.

Of the 187 deaths, 45 were reported over the last few days, 87 were those which were not confirmed until June 18 last year due to lack of adequate documentation and 55 were designated as COVID deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and Supreme Court directions, the release said.

As many as 64,999 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest with 990 cases followed by Ernakulam (916) and Thrissur (780).

Maharashtra

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 1,078 fresh COVID-19 cases, a rise of 269 from a day ago, and 48 new fatalities, up from 10 the previous day, the health department said, according to a PTI report.

With these additions, the statewide coronavirus tally rose to 66,12,965, while the death toll increased to 1,40,274, a department official said.

More than a dozen districts/municipal corporations did not record any fresh COVID-19 case.

On Monday, the state had reported 809 COVID-19 cases, the lowest additions in a day after May 2, 2020, and ten fatalities. A total of 1,095 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recoveries in Maharashtra to 64,53,581 and leaving the state with 15,552 active cases.

Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.59 per cent, while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.

The cumulative number of tests conducted so far in Maharashtra rose to 6,28,43,792 on Tuesday with 91,105 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the department said.

Seventeen civic bodies in the state did not report any new death in their jurisdiction. Fourteen districts/municipal corporations did not record any fresh COVID-19 case.

Of the 48 deaths, Pune district recorded 11, followed by eight fatalities in Ahmednagar and seven in Palghar, it said.

Mumbai district reported the highest 225 new infections, followed by 128 in Ahmednagar and 123 in Pune.