As many as 26,382 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported, with India’s total COVID-19 cases above 99 lakh, as per the health ministry’s December 16 update.
India reported 387 new deaths (below the 500 mark for the 11th day) and 33,813 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release shows. Active cases continue to drop, to 3,32,002 with a fall of 7,818 cases in a day.
Kerala reported the most (5,218) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Maharashtra (3,442), West Bengal (2,289), Delhi (1,617) and Chhattisgarh (1,605). These top five states account for more than half (54 percent) of all the new cases in India.
Maharashtra reported the most (70) deaths, followed by West Bengal (45), Delhi (41), Kerala (33) and Uttar Pradesh (20). These five states account for 54 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.
About eight states and union territories like Andaman and Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Puducherry did not report any deaths today.
India’s recovery rate is now at 95.2 percent. Dadra Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu record the highest (99.4 percent) recovery rate, while Himachal Pradesh reports the lowest (84.8 percent). In terms of cases, Kerala recorded 5,066 new recoveries, the most, followed by Maharashtra (4,395), West Bengal (2,965), Chhattisgarh (2,880) and Delhi (2,343).
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India is now at 99,32,547 with 94,56,449 recoveries and 1,44,096 deaths as per December 16, update. The mortality rate in the country stands at 1.5 percent with Punjab reporting the highest (3.2 percent). Over 10 lakh daily tests were reported on December 15 with more than 15.66 crore tests carried out till date.
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