Got hits 500 again, 2nd in per million infections after Delhi

13 Apr 2021 06:52 PM

Goa saw 562 covid-19 cases out of the 2504 samples tested for coronavirus on Tuesday. Meanwhile, India reported 1,61,736 new coronavirus infections in a day pushing the tally to 1.36 crore. The national COVID-19 recovery rate dropped further to 89.51 per cent, says data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.



Despite all the hoola over Maharashtra nad its large number of cases, as of April 9, it stood seventh in the total number of cases per million population (25,929). Delhi topped with 42,085, followed by Goa 41,986, Ladakh 38,715, Puduchery 34,829, Kerala 34,545 and Chandigarh 28,370. It also stood fifth in the number of deaths per million population with 452, again after Delhi 667, Goa 579, Puduchery 551 and Ladakh 474.

 Ten states- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Kerala have shown a rise in the COVID-19 daily cases accounting for 80.80 per cent of the new infections reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said. India's total active caseload has reached 12,64,698 which now comprises 9.24 per cent of the country's total infections. A net increase of 63,689 cases recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hours. 

Desk: Bureau



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