India’s count of daily coronavirus infections continues to decline, with the country reporting 1,86,364 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 44 days, the health ministry’s May 28 update show.
Though the country’s case count has gone past 2.75 crore, this is the 12th consecutive day that the daily count has stayed below 3 lakh.
As many as 3,660 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, while recoveries were at 2,59,459.
More than 20.57 crore vaccine doses have been administered, the May 28 update said, with 29,19,699 jabs give in the last 24 hours (highest in 32 days).
Of the total vaccines administered, 79 percent are first doses, while 21 percent are second doses. Among states, Maharashtra has given the most vaccine doses at 2.16 crore followed by Uttar Pradesh at 1.74 crore and Rajasthan at 1.64 crore.
India now has 23,43,152 active cases with a fall of 76,755 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the May 28 update. Nine states— Odisha, Tamil Nadu and six states in the northeast—reported a rise in active cases.
Karnataka has the highest number of active cases at 4,02,224 in the country followed by Tamil Nadu at 3,13,048 and Maharashtra at 3,03,752. These three states account for 43 percent of the country's active cases.
Tamil Nadu reported the most new cases at 33,361 in the last 24 hours,followed by Karnataka (24,214), Kerala (24,166), Maharashtra (21,273) and Andhra Pradesh (16,167). These five states accounted for 64 percent of all the new cases in India.
Maharashtra also reported the highest deaths at 884 followed by Karnataka (476), Tamil Nadu (474), Uttar Pradesh (187) and Kerala (181). These five states account for 60 percent of all the new deaths in the country.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu and Mizoram did not report any deaths.
Total recoveries in India now stand at over 2.48 crore with the recovery rate at 90.3 percent. Maharashtra recorded the most 34,370 new recoveries, followed by Karnataka (31,459), Kerala (30,539), Tamil Nadu (30,063) and Andhra Pradesh (21,385).
Total COVID-19 deaths in India now stand at 3,18,895, as per May 28 update. The mortality rate is now at 1.2 percent, with Punjab reporting the highest (2.5 percent). Over 20 lakh daily tests reported on May 27 with more than 33.90 crore tests carried out to date.
Globally, more than 16.96 crore COVID-19 cases have been recorded, with 35.25 lakh deaths. Over 1.46 crore active cases have been reported, with the US accounting for the most (39 percent) followed by India at 16 percent.
