Team News Riveting
New Delhi, March 28
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 35,726 followed by Chhattisgarh with 3,162 while Karnataka reported 2,886 new cases.
Seven states that include Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported high number of COVID daily new cases. These states account for 81.46 per cent of the daily new cases registered in the last 24 hours (62,714).
Eight states cumulatively account for 84.74 per cent of the new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
The Union Health Secretary chaired a high-level review meeting yesterday with Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries (H&FW) of 12 States and Municipal Commissioners and District Collectors of 46 districts that are the most affected by rising cases and rising mortality because of COVID-19 and suggested a Five-Fold Strategy to curb the tide of new COVID cases. These States are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Bihar.
India’s total Active Caseload has reached 4,86,310 today, comprising 4.06 per cent of the total Positive Cases. A net incline of 33,663 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
India’s cumulative recoveries stand at1,13,23,762today. The national Recovery Rate is 94.59 per cent. 28,739 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 14,523 newly recovered cases.
Across the country, 312 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Six states account for 82.69 per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (166). Punjab follows with 45 daily deaths and Kerala reported 14 deaths in the last 24 hours.
