Coronavirus Daily Update: COVID-19 cases explained in charts
India reported over 15,000 COVID-19 new cases on March 1. Active cases rise above 1.68 lakh mark. Over 1.43 crore beneficiaries have been vaccinated till date.
March 01, 2021 / 11:09 IST
Health workers take blood samples for a random serological test to check for antibodies against the coronavirus in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. A serological survey is currently underway to undertake a comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 in Delhi and prepare strategies to combat the pandemic. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
As many as 15,510 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported, with India’s total COVID-19 cases above 1.11 crore, as per the health ministry’s March 1, 2021 update. India reported 106 new deaths and 11,288 new recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release shows. As many as 1,43,01,266 beneficiaries have been vaccinated across India according to March 1, update.Active cases rose to 1,68,627 with an increase of 4,116 cases on March 1. Maharashtra now reports the most (78,212 or 46 percent) active cases in the country, followed by Kerala (49,709) and Karnataka (5,823). Maharashtra reported the most (8,293 or 53 percent) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Kerala (3,254), Punjab (579), Karnataka (521), and Tamil Nadu (479). These five states account for 85 percent of all the new cases reported in India.
Maharashtra also reported the most (62 or 58 percent) new deaths, followed by Kerala (15), Punjab (7), Karnataka (5), and Tamil Nadu (3). These five states account for 87 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.About 21 states and union territories--Andaman and Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh--did not report any deaths today. India’s recovery rate is 97.1 percent. Dadra Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu recorded the highest (99.8 percent) recovery rate. In terms of cases, Kerala recorded 4,333 new recoveries, the most, followed by Maharashtra (3,753), Tamil Nadu (490), Punjab (376) and Karnataka (350).
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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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