Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh on Tuesday joined the list of eight other States, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, which are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement.
India reported 40,715 new cases and 199 fatalities in the 24 hours till 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the Ministry said. Six states — Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu — accounted for 80.90% of the new infections.
Maharashtra alone reported 24,645 cases, followed by Punjab (2,299) and Gujarat (1,640).
Six States accounted for 80.4% of the daily deaths, with Maharashtra and Punjab reporting 58 each, followed by Kerala and Chhattisgarh, with 12 deaths each.
The Ministry added that 795 cases had been identified so far in the country with the U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants of the virus.
“India’s total active caseload is rising after touching its lowest mark in mid-February. It stands at 3.45 lakh (3,45,377) today. Three States, Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, account for 75.15% of total active cases in the country. Maharashtra alone accounts for 62.71% of the total active cases in the country,” the statement added.
The cumulative recoveries stood at 1,11,81,253, with 29,785 registered in the past 24 hours.
