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Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
22 MAR 2021 11:12AM by PIB Delhi
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for more than 80% of the daily new COVID19 cases

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in the COVID daily new cases. They together account for 80.5% of the total new cases registered in the last 24 hours.

46,951 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. Of these, 84.49% are reported from 6 States of Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 30,535 (65.03%). This is followed by Punjab with 2,644 while Kerala reported 1,875 new cases.

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Eight states, as outlined under, are displaying an upward trajectory in the daily new COVID19 cases.

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The graph below shows the total tests conducted and the respective cumulative positivity rates of the eight focus states.

 

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India’s total Active Caseload has reached 3,34,646 today. India’s present active caseload now stands at 2.87% of India’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 25,559 cases has been added to the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.

The Daily Positivity Rate (7-day average) currently stands at 3.70%.

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Eight States/UTs have a weekly positivity rate more than the national average.

 

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On the other hand, the total vaccination coverage in India has crossed the 4.5-crore mark.

More than 4.50 cr (4,50,65,998) vaccine doses have been administered through 7,33,597 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 77,86,205 HCWs (1st dose), 48,81,954 HCWs (2nd dose), 80,95,711 FLWs (1st dose) and 26,09,742 FLWs (2nd Dose), 37,21,455 beneficiaries aged more than 45 years with specific co-morbidities and 1,79,70,931 beneficiaries aged more than 60 years have also received the 1st Dose.

HCWs

FLWs

45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities

Over 60 years

 

Total

1st Dose

2nd Dose

1st Dose

2nd Dose

1st Dose

1st Dose

77,86,205

48,81,954

80,95,711

26,09,742

37,21,455

1,79,70,931

4,50,65,998

 

As on Day-65 of the vaccination drive (21st March, 2021), total 4,62,157 vaccine doses were given. As it was a Sunday, many States and UTs did not schedule vaccination sessions.

Out of which, 4,49,115 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 8,459 sessions for 1st dose (HCWs and FLWs) and 13,042 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine.

 

Date: 21st March,2021

HCWs

FLWs

45 to < 60 years with Co-morbidities

Over 60 years

Total Achievement

1stDose

2ndDose

1stDose

2nd Dose

1stDose

1stDose

1stDose

2ndDose

6,220

4,598

11,400

8,444

87,982

3,43,513

4,49,115

13,042

 

 

India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,11,51,468 today. The national Recovery Rate is 95.75%.

21,180 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.

On the other hand, 212 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Six States account for 85.85%of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (99). Punjab follows with 44 daily deaths and Kerala reported13 deaths in the last 24 hours.

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The Case Fatality Rate currently stands at 1.37% and is continuously declining.

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Fourteen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Ladakh (UT), D&D & D&N, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, A&N Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.

 

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