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New Delhi : Eight States : Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu (TN), and Chhattisgarh have reported high number of COVID daily new cases. 84.5% of the new cases are reported from these 8 states. 68,020 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra reported the highest daily new cases at 40,414 in last 24 hours. March 29, 2021. It is followed by Karnataka with 3,082 while Punjab reported 2,870 new cases.
India’s total Active Caseload reached 5,21,808 on March 29, 2021. India’s present active caseload now stands at 4.33% of India’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 35,498 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours. Five States : Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, and Chhattisgarh cumulatively account for 80.17% of the total active cases in the country, according to a PIB release.
India’s cumulative recoveries was 1,13,55,993 on March 29, 2021. The national Recovery Rate is 94.32%. 32,231 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 17,874 newly recovered cases.
291 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Seven States account for 81.79% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (108). Punjab follows with 69 daily deaths. Fifteen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. They are : Assam, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Puducherry, Ladakh (UT), D&D & D&N, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram, A&N Islands, Nagaland,and Arunachal Pradesh.