<p>India's Covid-19 active caseload has fallen below the 2-lakh mark after nearly 7 months and comprises just 1.86 per cent of the total infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>It said that 72 per cent of the active cases are concentrated in Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal.</p>.<p>Thirty-four states and UTs have less than 10,000 active cases.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>"The active cases have fallen to 1,97,201. This is the lowest after 207 days. The total active cases were 1,97,387 on June 27, 2020," the ministry underlined.</p>.<p>A total of 16,988 people have recovered in a span of 24 hours. This has led to a net decline of 3,327 from the total active caseload, it said.</p>.<p>India's daily new cases are on a steady decline which has also contributed to the shrinkage in active caseload, it underscored.</p>.<p>"Globally, India has one of the lowest daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases per million population in the last 7 days," the ministry said.</p>.<p>As on January 20, 2021, a total of 6,74,835 beneficiaries have received the vaccination. In a span of 24 hours, 2,20,786 people were vaccinated across 3,860 sessions. A total of 11,720 sessions has been conducted so far.</p>.<p>The total recovered cases stand at 1.02 crore.</p>.<p>"The total recovered cases have crossed the active caseload by one crore a few days ago. The gap presently stands at 10,048,540," the ministry highlighted.</p>.<p>Over 80 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 states and UTs.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-vaccine-live-news-updates-astrazeneca-oxford-bharat-biotech-covaxin-covishield-healthworkers-free-vaccine-vaccination-drive-India-serum-institute-narendra-modi-941073.html" target="_blank"><strong>Coronavirus vaccine news updates on DH</strong></a></p>.<p>Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 4,516 newly recovered cases. A total of 4,296 people recovered in Kerala followed by 807 in Karnataka.</p>.<p>Over 79 per cent of the new cases are concentrated in seven states and UTs.</p>.<p>Kerala reported the highest daily new cases at 6,186. It is followed by Maharashtra with 2,294 new cases.</p>.<p>There is also a steady decline in the number of daily fatalities which stands at 162 today.</p>.<p>Six states and UTs account for 71.6 per cent of new deaths.</p>.<p>Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (50). Kerala and West Bengal follow with 26 and 11 daily deaths, respectively, the ministry said.</p>
<p>India's Covid-19 active caseload has fallen below the 2-lakh mark after nearly 7 months and comprises just 1.86 per cent of the total infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>It said that 72 per cent of the active cases are concentrated in Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal.</p>.<p>Thirty-four states and UTs have less than 10,000 active cases.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>"The active cases have fallen to 1,97,201. This is the lowest after 207 days. The total active cases were 1,97,387 on June 27, 2020," the ministry underlined.</p>.<p>A total of 16,988 people have recovered in a span of 24 hours. This has led to a net decline of 3,327 from the total active caseload, it said.</p>.<p>India's daily new cases are on a steady decline which has also contributed to the shrinkage in active caseload, it underscored.</p>.<p>"Globally, India has one of the lowest daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases per million population in the last 7 days," the ministry said.</p>.<p>As on January 20, 2021, a total of 6,74,835 beneficiaries have received the vaccination. In a span of 24 hours, 2,20,786 people were vaccinated across 3,860 sessions. A total of 11,720 sessions has been conducted so far.</p>.<p>The total recovered cases stand at 1.02 crore.</p>.<p>"The total recovered cases have crossed the active caseload by one crore a few days ago. The gap presently stands at 10,048,540," the ministry highlighted.</p>.<p>Over 80 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 states and UTs.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-vaccine-live-news-updates-astrazeneca-oxford-bharat-biotech-covaxin-covishield-healthworkers-free-vaccine-vaccination-drive-India-serum-institute-narendra-modi-941073.html" target="_blank"><strong>Coronavirus vaccine news updates on DH</strong></a></p>.<p>Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 4,516 newly recovered cases. A total of 4,296 people recovered in Kerala followed by 807 in Karnataka.</p>.<p>Over 79 per cent of the new cases are concentrated in seven states and UTs.</p>.<p>Kerala reported the highest daily new cases at 6,186. It is followed by Maharashtra with 2,294 new cases.</p>.<p>There is also a steady decline in the number of daily fatalities which stands at 162 today.</p>.<p>Six states and UTs account for 71.6 per cent of new deaths.</p>.<p>Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (50). Kerala and West Bengal follow with 26 and 11 daily deaths, respectively, the ministry said.</p>