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    In charts | COVID-19 cases in India, state-wise trends, vaccination data, and other key details

    India reported 3,79,257 COVID-19 new cases--above 3 lakh mark for the 8th straight day, according to the April 29 update, recording an all-time high. Active cases rose to 30.84 lakh mark. Over 15 crore vaccinations administered till date.

    Chaitanya Mallapur
    April 29, 2021 / 11:22 AM IST
    Image: AP

    Image: AP

    India’s COVID-19 case tally is now above 1.83 crore with 3,79,257 new cases reported, as per the health ministry’s April 29 update. New cases were above the 3-lakh mark for the eighth consecutive day, recording a new high.

    April 29 Daily New Cases and Moving Avg

    India reported 3,645 new deaths (highest ever) and 2,69,507 new recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release showed. More than 15 crore vaccinations have been administered across India, according to the April 29 update, with 21,93,281 new vaccinations in the last 24 hours. 

    April 29_BarLine_Daily New Vaccination Vs Daily New Cases

    Of the total vaccinations administered to date, 83 percent are recipients of their first dose while 17 percent have received the second dose. Among states, Maharashtra has administered the most 15.58 million vaccine doses, followed by Rajasthan (12.81 million) and Uttar Pradesh (12.17 million).

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    India now has 30,84,814 active cases, with an increase of 1,06,105 cases in 24 hours, as per the April 29 update. Maharashtra reported the most (6,75,451 or 22 percent) active cases in the country, followed by Karnataka (3,28,903) and Uttar Pradesh (3,00,041).

    Maharashtra also reported the most (63,309 or 17 percent) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Karnataka (39,047), Kerala (35,013), Uttar Pradesh (29,751) and Delhi (25,986). These five states account for 51 percent of all the new cases reported in India.

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    Maharashtra also reported the most 1,035 or 28 percent new deaths as per April 29 update, followed by Delhi (368), Chhattisgarh (279), Uttar Pradesh (265) and Karnataka (229). These five states account for 60 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.

    About seven states and union territories did not report any deaths today. These include Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Tripura.

    The total recoveries in India are now over 1.50 crore while the recovery rate further slipped to 82.1 percent. Maharashtra recorded the most 61,181 new recoveries, followed by Uttar Pradesh (35,903), Delhi (20,458), Chhattisgarh (15,506) and Kerala (15,505).

    covid-charts_April29

    Total COVID-19 deaths in India now stand at 2,04,832 as per April 29 update. The mortality rate stands at 1.1 percent with Punjab reporting the highest (2.4 percent). Over 17 lakh daily tests reported as of April 28 with more than 28.44 crore tests carried out to date.

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    Globally, more than 15.02 crore COVID-19 cases have been recorded till date with 31.64 lakh deaths. Over 1.87 crore active cases reported across the world as on date with the US accounting for the most (36 percent), followed by India (16 percent).

    Chaitanya Mallapur is a Research Analyst at Moneycontrol
    Tags: #cases #coronavirus #COVID19 #India #vaccination
    first published: Apr 29, 2021 11:22 am