Coronavirus Daily Update: COVID-19 cases explained in charts

As many as 22,890 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported, with India’s total COVID-19 cases above 99 lakh, inching towards the 1 crore mark, as per health ministry’s December 18 update.

India reported 338 new deaths (below the 500 mark for the 13th day) and 31,087 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release shows. Active cases continue to drop, to 3,13,831 with a fall of 8,535 cases in a day. 

Kerala reported the most (4,969) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by West Bengal (2,245), Chhattisgarh (1,584), Uttar Pradesh (1,526) and Delhi (1,363). These five states account for 51 percent of all the new cases reported in India. Due to data reconciliation activity by Maharashtra, updated figures for the state are awaited.

Maharashtra reported the most (65) deaths, followed by West Bengal (44), Delhi (35), Kerala (27) and Uttar Pradesh (18). These five states account for 56 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.