Six states show surge in Covid-19 cases; India's total active cases reach 1,68,627

The Centre is continuously engaging with the states and union territories manifesting higher number of active cases

Covid-19 cases have surged in six states – Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat which now contribute 87.25 per cent of 15,510 fresh infections reported in a day.

According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra alone accounts for 46.39 per cent of India's total active cases, followed by Kerala with 29.49 per cent.

“A total of 15 states and union territories have registered more than 1,000 active cases. Kerala and Maharashtra are the two states with over 10,000 active cases, while the rest of the 13 states and UTs have between 1,000-10,000 active cases,” the ministry said.

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India’s total number of active Covid-19 cases now stands at 1,68,627, the ministry said.

The total number of cases with the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the country as on date has reached 213, the ministry said.

Of the total 15,510 new cases registered in 24 hours ending 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Maharashtra reported the highest daily new cases at 8,293, followed by Kerala with 3,254 cases while Punjab has reported 579 new cases.

States and UTs have been advised to maintain a continued rigorous vigil for containing the spread of Covid-19. Need for effective testing, comprehensive tracking, prompt isolation of positive cases and quick quarantine of close contacts are strongly emphasised, the ministry said.

Kerala has reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 4,333 newly-recovered cases. A total of 3,753 people recovered in Maharashtra in the past 24 hours, followed by 490 in Tamil Nadu.

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Besides, 106 deaths were reported in a span of 24 hours.

Five states account for 86.79 per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties of 62 deaths. Kerala followed with 15 daily deaths and Punjab has reported seven fatalities in a span of 24 hours.

A total of 20 states and UTs have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours.

These are Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Ladakh (UT), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Uttarakhand and Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.