India recorded the biggest one-day surge since September 19 last year with more than 93,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s data on Sunday morning, taking the country’s tally to past 12.48 million.
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Daily deaths rose by 513 and the virus has so far killed 1,64,623 people.
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The active cases rose for the 25th straight day to 6,91,597. The active caseload was the lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12 and comprised 1.25% of the total infections.
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The number of people, who have recuperated from the viral disease, surged to 11,629,289, the Health Ministry data also showed. The national recovery rate has further dropped to 93.14%.
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The health ministry said on Saturday that eight states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, have shown a steep rise in the daily cases of the coronavirus disease. The ministry said that 81.42% of the new cases are reported from these eight states. Maharashtra reported the highest daily cases, followed by Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, it added.
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The cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered has crossed 7.44 crore on Saturday, the health ministry said. India kicked off its inoculation programme in January for the healthcare workers and then the elderly. On April 1, the third phase of the vaccination drive began under which anyone 45 or older is allowed to get a shot.
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