India records 41,649 fresh daily cases as 3rd wave fear looms
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Renewing fears that a third wave could be imminent in India, the country on Saturday recorded 41,649 new cases as per the health ministry's database updated at 9 am.
India has been reporting higher numbers in seven of the past eight days. On Friday, the country reported 44,230 new cases, the most in three weeks. The nationwide tally of infections has reached 3.15 crore, according to health ministry data.
According to updated data from the Union Health Ministry, the top five states which registered maximum cases are Kerala with 20,772 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 6,600 cases, Andhra Pradesh with 2,068 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,947 cases and Karnataka with 1,890 cases.
The data shows that 79.9 per cent of the new Covid cases have been reported from the five states, with Kerala responsible for 49.87% of the total cases.
Maharashtra - the worst-hit states with over 62 lakh cases - reported 6,600 new infections. It was followed by Andhra Pradesh with 2,068 cases and Tamil Nadu (1,947 cases).
A total of 37,291 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,07,81,263 across the country. India's recovery rate now stands at 97.37 per cent. India's active caseload climbed to 4,08,920.
India's test positivity rate (positive cases identified for every 100 tests) remains below the 5 per cent-mark at 2.42 per cent. Over 85% of the districts have been recording less than a 5% test positivity rate.
Active cases have decreased by 3,765 in the last 24 hours to take the tally to 4.08 lakh. Active cases constitute 1.29 per cent of total cases.
About 52 Lakh vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours. The rate of vaccination has improved significantly from 2.35 lakh doses per day in January to 39.89 lakh doses per day in June, the government said on Friday.
