Coronavirus: India’s active caseload crosses 5.8 lakh, 61% in Maharashtra alone

Maharashtra is followed by Chhattisgarh with 4,563 cases while Karnataka reported 4,225 new cases in the last 24 hours, as per the union health ministry.

Maharashtra on Thursday continued to report the highest number of daily cases in the country with 39,544 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra is followed by Chhattisgarh with 4,563 cases while Karnataka reported 4,225 new cases in the last 24 hours, as per the union health ministry.
 

On Thursday, India's total active caseload reached 5,84,055. It now comprises 4.78% of the country's total positive cases. A net incline of 31,489 cases has been recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.

India reported 72,330 new Covid-19 cases and 459 related deaths in the last 24 hours. With these additional cases, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country reached 1,22,21,665 while the death toll soared up to 1,62,927.
 

Five states -- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Punjab -- cumulatively accounted for 78.9% of the total active cases in the country. Maharashtra alone accounts for more than 61% of the active caseload of the country.

Six states-- Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala-- accounted for 83.01% of the new deaths. With 227, Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties followed by Punjab with 55 daily deaths.