India recorded 12,193 fresh Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours with additional 501 Covid cases and 14 deaths in 24 hours till Saturday, April 22, as per data from the Union Ministry of Health. The death toll due to Covid has reached 5,31,300 with 42 more fatalities, including 10 reconciled by Kerala.
Cumulatively, India has recorded 4,48,81,877 Covid cases thus far. The active cases account for 0.15% of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66%, the health ministry's website noted. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 4,42,83,021, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18%. As per Ministry, 220.66 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to people across the country.
On Friday, the central government asked 8 states including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra to maintain a strict watch and take preemptive action in any area of concern to control any emerging spread of infection.
Emphasing that Covid is still not over, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter to Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana and Delhi urged them to remain cautious against laxity at any level saying that may nullify the gains made in pandemic management thus far.
Tamil Nadu has reported an increase in weekly cases from 356 in week ending April 13 to 510 in week ending April 20. Uttar Pradesh has reported an increase in weekly cases from 279 in week ending April 13 to 696 in week ending 20 April.
Kerala reported an increase in weekly cases from 2,139 in week ending April 13 to 2,602 in week ending April 20. Rajasthan reported an increase in cases from 181 (week ending April 13) to 435 (week ending April 20).
Karnataka reported a rise in weekly cases from 268 in week ending April 13 to 369 in week ending April 20. Maharashtra has reported an increase in weekly cases from 774 in week ending April 13 to 872 in the week ending April 20.
