New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,20,95,855 with 56,211 more people testing positive for the infection in a span of 24 hours. However, it was some relief for the country as it registered a slight dip in the total number of new COVID-19 cases. India had reported 68,020 new COVID-19 cases Monday. There were 271 new fatalities that pushed death toll to 1,62,114. This information was shared by the Union Health Ministry in its latest updated dataTuesday.
With the new COVID-19 infections, the active cases have increased to 5,40,720 comprising 4.47 per cent of the total infections. The recovery rate has further dropped to 94.19 per cent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,13,93,021. The case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 1.34 per cent, the data stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 24,26,50,025 samples have been tested up to March 29 with 7,85,864 samples being tested Sunday.
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The 271 new fatalities include 102 from Maharashtra and 59 from Punjab. The other states to report substantial number of fatalities are Chhattisgarh (20), Karnataka (16), Tamil Nadu (14) and Kerala (11).
Maharashtra tops the fatality chart with 54,283 deaths. It is followed by Tamil Nadu (12, 684), Karnataka (12,520), Delhi (11,012), West Bengal (10,325), Uttar Pradesh (8,790), Andhra Pradesh (7,210) and Punjab (6,749).
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent 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.