As many as 12,408 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported, with India’s total COVID-19 cases now above 1.08 crore, as per the health ministry’s February 5, 2021 update.
India reported 120 new deaths and 15,853 new recoveries in the last 24 hours, the latest release show. Active cases drop to 1,51,460 with a fall of 3,565 cases on February 5.
As many as 49,59,445 beneficiaries have been vaccinated across India according to February 5, update.
Kerala reported the most (6,102) new cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Maharashtra (2,736), Tamil Nadu (494), Karnataka (474) and Chhattisgarh (373). These five states account for 82 percent of all the new cases reported in India.
Maharashtra reported the most (46) new deaths, followed by Kerala (17), Delhi (7), Punjab (7), Chhattisgarh (6), and Uttar Pradesh (6). These six states account for 74 percent of all the new deaths reported across the country.
About 15 states and union territories--Andaman and Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman, and Diu, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, and Tripura did not report any deaths today.
India’s recovery rate is now 97.2 percent. Dadra Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu record the highest (99.8 percent) recovery rate. In terms of cases, Kerala recorded 6,341 new recoveries, the most, followed by Maharashtra (5,339), Tamil Nadu (517), Karnataka (470) and Gujarat (430).
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India is now at 1,08,02,591 with 1,04,96,308 recoveries and 1,54,823 deaths as per February 5, update. The mortality rate in the country stands at 1.4 percent with Punjab reporting the highest (3.2 percent). Less than 8 lakh daily tests were reported on February 4 with more than 19.99 crore tests carried out to date.
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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