Coronavirus Daily Update: Over 24,000 new cases, 355 deaths reported in India as per latest numbers
India reported over 24,000 COVID-19 new cases according to the official update, on December 17. Active cases in India continue to slide further below the 3.5 lakh mark, with a fall of over 9,600 cases in a day. Recoveries above 94 lakh with a recovery rate of 95.3 percent.
December 17, 2020 / 11:17 IST
As many as 24,010 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported, with India’s total COVID-19 cases above 99 lakh, as per health ministry’s December 17 update.India reported 355 new deaths (below the 500 mark for the 12th day) and 33,291 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release shows. Active cases continue to drop, to 3,22,366 with a fall of 9,636 cases in a day. Kerala reported the most (6,185) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by West Bengal (2,293), Chhattisgarh (1,661), Delhi (1,547) and Rajasthan (1,247). These top five states account for more than half (54 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 (95) deaths, followed by West Bengal (46), Delhi (32), Kerala (27) and Punjab (18). These five states account for 61 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.About eight states and union territories like Andaman and Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Mizoram and Tripura did not report any deaths today. India’s recovery rate is now up at 95.3 percent. Dadra Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu record the highest (99.5 percent) recovery rate, while Himachal Pradesh reports the lowest (86.1 percent). In terms of cases, Kerala recorded 5,728 new recoveries, the most, followed by Maharashtra (3,887), West Bengal (2,767), Delhi (2,734) and Rajasthan (2,237). 
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