COVID-19: India Records Highest-Ever Over 4 Lakh New Cases, 3,523 Deaths

New Delhi: India's daily coronavirus tally crossed the grim milestone of four lakh, while the death toll rose to 2,11,853 with 3,523 fresh fatalities, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

The infection tally rose to 1,91,64,969 with 4,01,993 new cases, while the active cases crossed the 32-lakh mark, the data updated at 8 a.m showed.

Registering a steady increase, the active cases stood at 32,68,710, accounting for 17.06% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 81.84%.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,56,84,406, while the case fatality rate stands 1.11%, the data stated.

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

India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 28,83,37,385 samples have been tested up to April 30, of which 19,45,299 were done on Friday.

The 3,523 new fatalities include 828 from Maharashtra, 375 from Delhi, 332  from Uttar Pradesh, 269 from Chhattisgarh, 217 from Karnataka, 173 from Gujarat, 155 from Rajasthan, 122 from Uttarakhand and 120 from Jharkhand, 113 each from Punjab and Tamil Nadu.

A total of 2,11,853 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 68,813 from Maharashtra, 16,147 from Delhi ,15,523 from Karnataka, 14,046 from Tamil Nadu, 12,570 from Uttar Pradesh, 11,344 from West Bengal, 9,022 from Punjab and 8,581 from Chhattisgarh.

10 States Account for 73.71% New Cases

Ten states including Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka accounted for 73.71% of the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are also among the 10 states that reported 73.71% of the new cases.

Maharashtra reported the highest number of new cases at 62,919, followed by 48,296 in Karnataka and 37,199 in Kerala.

According to the ministry data, India's active caseload has reached 32,68,710, accounting for 17.06% of the total infections. A net increase of 98,482 has been recorded in the active caseload in a day.

Eleven states -- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Bihar -- account for 78.22% of the total active cases, the ministry said.

"The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.11 per cent," it said.

On Friday, the 105th day of the vaccination drive, 27,44,485 vaccine doses were administered.

As many as 15,69,846 beneficiaries were administered the first dose across 23,356 sessions and 11,74,639 people were given the second dose.