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New Delhi : The Active Covid -19 Caseload of India was 4,54,940 on November 28, 2020. Present contribution of Active Caseload to India’s total positive cases is 4.87%.
41,322 new confirmed COVID cases were registered in the last 24 hours in the country. 69.04% of the daily new cases are contributed by eight States/UT i.e. Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh. Maharashtra leads the tally with 6,185 new COVID cases. Delhi has recorded 5,482 cases while Keralafollows with 3,966 new cases.
Tests per million population crossed 1 lakh mark on November 28, 2020. India’s tests per million population stand at 1,00,159.7. With 11,57,605 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the cumulative tests stand at 13,82,20,354. Sustained and progressive expansion in testing infrastructure has played a crucial role in the steep rise of testing numbers.
With 2,161 testing labs in the country including 1,175 Government laboratories and 986 Private laboratories, the daily testing capacity has got a substantial boost, according to a PIB release. Following the national pursuit, 23 States/UTs have better tests per million population than the national average. 13 States/UTs have lower tests per million population than national average.
Total recovered cases in India stand at 8,759,969. The national recovery rate was 93.68% on November 28, 2020. 41,452 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours in the country. 76.55% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs. Delhi has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 5,937 newly discharged cases. 4,544 people recovered in Kerala followed by 4,089 in Maharashtra.
78.35%of the 485 case fatalities reported in the past 24 hours are concentrated in ten States/UTs. Delhi with 98 deaths reported the maximum new fatalities. Maharashtra saw a fatality count of 85 followed by West Bengal with 46 deaths.