India’s COVID-19 case tally is above 3.15 crore with 43,509 new cases reported, as per the health ministry’s July 29 update. New cases below 50,000 for the 32nd day.
As many as 640 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, new recoveries at 38,465 in the same period, the latest release showed.
More than 45.07 crore vaccinations have been administered across India, according to the July 29 update, with 43,92,697 new vaccination doses administered on Wednesday.
Of the total vaccinations administered to date, 78 percent are recipients of their first dose while 22 percent have received the second dose. Among states, Uttar Pradesh administered the most (cumulative) vaccine doses at 4.63 crore, followed by Maharashtra at 4.27 crore and Gujarat at 3.22 crore.
India has 4,03,840 active cases, up by 4,404 cases in 24 hours, as per the July 29 update. Rise in active cases for the second consecutive day, highest rise in 77 days. Kerala has the highest number of active cases at 1,50,040 in the country (above 1.5 lakh mark after 52 days), followed by Maharashtra at 85,913. These two states account for 58 percent of active cases in the country.
Kerala reported the most new cases at 22,056 in the last 24 hours, followed by Maharashtra (6,857), Andhra Pradesh (2,010), Tamil Nadu (1,756) and Odisha (1,703). These five states account for 79 percent of all the new cases reported in India.
Maharashtra reported the most 286 new deaths, as per the July 29 update, followed by Kerala (131), Odisha (69), Tamil Nadu (29) and Assam (21). These five states account for 84 percent of all deaths reported in the country.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Ladakh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Uttarakhand did not report any deaths today.
The total recoveries in India now stand over 3.07 crore with the recovery rate at 97.4 percent. Kerala recorded the most 17,761 new recoveries, followed by Maharashtra (6,105), Tamil Nadu (2,394), Andhra Pradesh (1,965) and Assam (1,791).
Total COVID-19 deaths in India now stand at 4,22,662 as per the July 29 update. The mortality rate is now at 1.3 percent with Punjab reporting the highest (2.7 percent). Over 17 lakh daily tests were reported on July 28 with more than 46.26 crore tests carried out to date.
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