As many as 18,139 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported, with India’s total COVID-19 cases now above 1.04 crore, as per health ministry’s January 8, 2021 update.
India reported 234 new deaths and 20,539 new recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release shows. After a rise on the previous day, active cases dip to 2,25,449 with a fall of 2,634 cases on January 8.
Kerala reported the most (5,051) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Maharashtra (3,729), Chhattisgarh (1,010), West Bengal (921) and Tamil Nadu (805). These five states account for 63 percent of all the new cases reported in India.
Maharashtra also reported the most 72 deaths, followed by Kerala (25), Delhi (19), West Bengal (18), Madhya Pradesh (12) and Tamil Nadu (12). These six states account for 68 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.
About nine states and union territories--Andaman and Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Goa, Ladakh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim did not report any deaths today.
India’s recovery rate is now 96.4 percent. Dadra Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu record the highest (99.8 percent) recovery rate, while Sikkim now reports the lowest (90 percent). In terms of cases, Kerala recorded 5,639 new recoveries, the most, followed by Maharashtra (3,350), West Bengal (1,295), Karnataka (1,253) and Tamil Nadu (911).
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India is now at 1,04,13,417 with 1,00,37,398 recoveries and 1,50,570 deaths as per January 8, update. The mortality rate in the country now stands at 1.4 percent with Punjab reporting the highest (3.2 percent). Over 9 lakh daily tests were reported on January 7 with more than 17.93 crore tests carried out till date. Less than 10 lakh tests have been reported daily over the last seven days.
Despite the high number of cases and deaths reported by India, the country fares better when compared with other nations in terms of per million population.
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