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New Delhi : Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, are reporting a surge in the COVID daily new cases. They together accounted for 80.5% of the total new cases registered in the last 24 hours.
46,951 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours of which 84.49% are reported from 6 States of Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 30,535 (65.03%). This is followed by Punjab with 2,644 while Kerala reported 1,875 new cases, according to a PIB release.
India’s total Active Caseload reached 3,34,646 on March 22, 2021. India’s present active caseload stands at 2.87% of India’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 25,559 cases was added to the total active caseload in the last 24 hours. The Daily Positivity Rate (7-day average) currently stands at 3.70%.
On the other hand, the total vaccination coverage in India has crossed the 4.5-crore mark. More than 4.50 cr (4,50,65,998) vaccine doses have been administered through 7,33,597 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am on March 22, 2021.
India’s cumulative recoveries were 1,11,51,468 on March 22, 2021. The national Recovery Rate is 95.75%. 21,180 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. On the other hand, 212 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Fourteen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. They are : Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Ladakh (UT), D&D & D&N, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, A&N Islands, and Arunachal Pradesh.