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Total Confirmed Cases-1,419
Total Probable Cases - 324
Total Recovered Confirmed Cases- 1712
Total Fatalities - 32
Total Active Cases - 5
Number of Moderna Vaccines Allocated - 12,100
Number of Pfizer Vaccines Allocated - 0
Number of Janssen Vaccines Allocated - 1,300
Total Vaccines Allocated, 13,741
Vaccine Doses - Number of Fully Vaccinated People- 7,614 .
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Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh cumulatively account for 62% of India s total active cases
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh cumulatively account for 62% of India s total active cases
IANSApr 20, 2021, 16:26 IST
IANS
Of the total new cases reported in the last 24 hours, 78 per cent were reported from 10 states while 62 per cent of the active cases are in just five states.
According to the
Union Health Ministry data, a total of 2,59,170 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. This is for the sixth consecutive day that India reported over two lakh cases in a day. According to the data, 10 states
Maharashtra,
NEW DELHI: Ten states comprising Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have shown a steep rise in daily new Covid-19 cases accounting for 79.10 per cent of the new infections, the Union health ministry said on Friday.
India s daily new cases continue to climb as a record 2,17,353 new infections have been registered in a span of 24 hours.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 61,695. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 22,339 while Delhi reported 16,699 new cases.
India s total active cases has increased to 15,69,743 and now comprises 10.98 per cent of the country s total infections. A net increase of 97,866 cases have been recorded in the total active case tally in a span of 24 hours.
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As of now, the vaccination drive only covers senior citizens above 60 years and those with comorbidities in 45-59 year age group. In states likes Maharashtra, which are worst-hit by the sudden surge in cases, there is a growing demand to relax the age profile to cover a larger population.
ET Bureau
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking note of the rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, has called for a meet with all state chief ministers on Wednesday to deliberate on the situation, the future course of action as well as the status of the current vaccination effort.
India News: "India recorded a significant milestone in its countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive which started on January 16. More than 20 lakh (20,53,537) vacci