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COVID-19: India Records 14,989 New Cases, Active Cases over 1.7 Lakhs after a Month

The death toll increased to 1,57,346 with 98 new fatalities while the active caseload has increased to 1,70,126.
PTI
03 Mar 2021
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New Delhi, March 3: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,11,39,516 with 14,989 new infections while the active cases were recorded above the 1.7 lakh mark after a month, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday..

The death toll increased to 1,57,346 with 98 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 active caseload has increased to 1,70,126, a number which comprises 1.53% of the total infections, the data stated.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease was at 1,08,12,044, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.06% while the case fatality rate stands at 1.41%, according to government data.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakhs on August 23, 40 lakhs on September 5 and 50s lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakhs on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakhs on October 29, 90 lakhs on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 21,84,03,277 samples have been tested up to March 2 with 7,85,220 samples being tested on Tuesday.

The 98 new fatalities include 54 from Maharashtra, 16 from Kerala and 10 from Punjab.

A total of 1,57,346 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 52,238 from Maharashtra followed by 12,502 from Tamil Nadu, 12,343 from Karnataka, 10,911 from Delhi, 10,270 from West Bengal, 8,728 from Uttar Pradesh and 7,169 from Andhra Pradesh.

The health ministry stressed that more than 70% of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

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