The country is witnessing a spiraling trend in daily cases of corona infection for the past several days and a slight increase has been recorded during the last 24 hours, bringing the number of infected to over 98.5 million. .
It is a matter of relief that due to continuous improvement in the number of healthy people, the number of active cases has been reduced and their rate has come down to 3.66 percent.
According to the data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday, 30,005 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours resulting in a total of 98.26 lakh cases of infection. During this period, due to the recovery of 33,494 patients, the number of those who beat Corona has increased to 93.24 lakh and the number of active cases has decreased from 3930 to 3.59 lakh. With the death of 442 patients in the same period, the death toll has risen to 1,42,628.
The recovery rate of corona cases in the country is 94.89 percent and the rate of active cases is 3.66 percent, while the death rate is still 1.45 percent.
In Kerala, in the last 24 hours, the maximum number of 4748 patients recovered and 29 people died. The number of active cases in the state has come down to 59,528. The death toll has risen to 2562, while so far more than 5.96 lakh people have beaten Corona.
Maharashtra, the worst affected by Corona, has recorded an increase in active cases. The number of active cases in the state has increased from 1407 to 74,408. During this period, the death toll has risen to 48,059 with the death of 87 Corona patients. At the same time, more than 17.49 lakh people have beaten Corona.