HEALTH NEWS
Covid-19 in India: A spike with 42,015 infections and 3,998 deaths
On Wednesday, according to the data of Union Health Ministry, the country witnessed a rise in Covid-19 cases with 42,015 new infections. Also, in the last 24 hours, India recorded 3,998 deaths due to the Coronavirus.
The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 16,848 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 9,389 cases, Andhra Pradesh with 2,498 cases, Odisha with 2,085 cases and Tamil Nadu with 1,904 cases.
77.89 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 40.1 per cent of the new cases.
Maximum casualties due to Covid-19 were reported in Maharashtra with 3,656 deaths, followed by Kerala with 104 daily fatalities.
The Health Ministry said that the country’s recovery rate now stands at 97.36 per cent.