New
Delhi, (the states. news)
India on Sunday recorded 12,194 new cases of
COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s caseload to
1,09,04,940, while the death toll mounted to 1,55,642 with 92 more fatalities.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases rose by 996 to stand
at 1,37,567.
Of the fresh fatalities, 38 were from Maharashtra, 16 from Kerala and 4 each
from Punjab and Karnataka, 5 each from Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu.
The past 24 hours saw 11,106 people recovering from the deadly virus, taking
the total recovery count to 1,06,11731, which is 97.32 per cent of the case
tally. The fatality rate stood at 1.43 per cent. Kerala has reported the
maximum number of single day recoveries with 5,332 newly recovered cases while
2422 recovered in Maharashtra in the past 24 hours.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 7,43,614 samples were
tested on Friday, taking the total number of tests carried out by the body till
date to 20,55,33,398. (uni) (media saheb.com)