India records 19,740 new Covid-19 cases, 248 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 09, 2021: India registered 19,740 new covid cases in the last 24 hours, 7.1 per cent lower than yesterday, bringing the total caseload to 3,39,35,309.

 

A total of 248 deaths were reported in the during the same time, increasing the total reported death count to 4,50,375.

The top five states which registered the maximum number of Covid-19 cases are Kerala with 10,944 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 2,620 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,359 cases, Mizoram with 950 cases and West Bengal with 784 cases.

As many as 84.37 per cent of the new cases were reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 55.44 per cent of the new cases.

Maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (120), followed by Maharashtra with 59 daily deaths.

As of Saturday morning, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.98 per cent even as a total of 23,070 patients recovered from the Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,32,48,291 across the country.

Also, India’s active caseload declined by 3,578 in the last 24 hours. The overall active cases tally stands at 2,36,643.

India has administered a total of 79,12,202 doses in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 93,99,15,323. A total of 12,69,291 samples were tested during the same time.

Courtesy:India Today