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New Delhi : India logged 3,68,147 new Covid-19 cases on May 2, 2021, taking the tally of cases recorded so far in the country to 1,99,25,604 at 8 am on May 3, 2021. The silver lining is altogether 3,00,732 Covid-19 patients were declared cured / discharged in last 24 hours taking the tally to 1,62,93,003 on May 3, 2021. Active cases jumped to 34,13,642 in India on May 3, 2021, an increase of 63,998 in last 24 hours. India also recorded 3,417 new deaths in last 24 hours taking the tally to 2,18,959 n the country on May 3, 2021.
The number of Covid tests conducted across the country crossed 29.16 crore on May 3, 2021. A total of 29,16,47,037 have been conducted as on date. The National Recovery Rate is 81.77% with 3,00,732 recoveries being reported in the last 24 hours. Ten states account for 73.49% of the new recoveries.
Ten states including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar reported 73.78% of the new cases. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 56,647. It is followed by Karnataka with 37,733 while Kerala reported 31,959 new cases, according to a PIB release.
India’s total Active Caseload has reached 34,13,642. It now comprises 17.13% of the country’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 63,998 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours. Twelve States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, and Haryana cumulatively account for 81.46% of India’s total Active Cases. The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.10% and is continuously declining.
A total of 3,417 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Ten States account for 74.54% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (669) followed by Delhi (407) and Uttar Pradesh with 288 daily deaths.