New Delhi: India registered 15,786 new cases in the last 24 hours. With fresh cases, the country’s overall caseload has mounted to 3,41,43,236, showed the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early Friday.
The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 8,733 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 1,573 cases, Tamil Nadu with 1,164 cases, West Bengal with 833 cases and Mizoram with 737 cases.
As many as 82.6 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Kerala alone responsible for 55.32 per cent of the new cases.
A total of 231 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the total reported death count to 4,53,042.
The maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (118), followed by Maharashtra with 39 daily deaths.
A total of 18,641 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,35,14,449 across the country. India’s recovery rate now stands at 98.16 per cent. Web Desk
