India’s COVID-19 case tally is above 3.08 crore with 37,154 new cases reported, as per the health ministry’s July 12 update. New cases below 50,000 for the 15th straight day.
As many as 724 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, new recoveries at 39,649 in the same period, the latest release showed.
More than 37.73 crore vaccinations have been administered across India, according to the July 12 update, with 12,35,287 new vaccination doses administered on Sunday.
Of the total vaccinations administered to date, 81 percent are recipients of their first dose while 19 percent have received the second dose. Among states, Uttar Pradesh administered the most (cumulative) vaccine doses at 3.72 crore, followed by Maharashtra at 3.65 crore and Gujarat at 2.79 crore.
India now has 4,50,899 active cases, down 3,219 cases in 24 hours, as per the July 12 update. Maharashtra has the highest number of active cases at 1,19,442 in the country, followed by Kerala at 1,15,327. These two states account for 52 percent of active cases in the country.
Kerala reported the most new cases at 12,220 in the last 24 hours, followed by Maharashtra (8,535), Tamil Nadu (2,775), Andhra Pradesh (2,665) and Odisha (2,282). These five states account for 77 percent of all the new cases reported in India.
Maharashtra reported the most 350 new deaths, as per the July 12 update, followed by Kerala (97), Odisha (65), Karnataka (56) and Tamil Nadu (47). These five states account for 85 percent of all the new deaths reported in the country.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Puducherry, and Rajasthan did not report any deaths today.
The total recoveries in India now stand over 3 crore with the recovery rate at 97.2 percent. Kerala recorded the most 12,502 new recoveries, followed by Maharashtra (6,013), Andhra Pradesh (3,231), Tamil Nadu (3,188) and Odisha (2,824).
Total COVID-19 deaths in India now stand at 4,08,764 as per July 12 update. The mortality rate is now at 1.3 percent with Punjab reporting the highest (2.7 percent). Over 14 lakh daily tests were reported on July 11 with more than 43.23 crore tests carried out to date.
Globally, more than 18.76 crore COVID-19 cases have been recorded to date with over 40.49 lakh deaths. Active cases across the world rose to 1.20 crore as on date with the US accounting for the most (41 percent);India (4 percent).
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