NEW DELHI: According to Union health ministry data updated on Friday, it comes to know that  Kerala and Maharashtra are still at the forefront in the number of daily Covid cases in the country. India recorded 38,949 new COVID-19 cases, which took the infection tally to 3,10,26,829, while the death toll reached 4,12,531 with 542 more fatalities. The ministry data shows that a decrease of 1,619 has been recorded in the number of active cases in a span of 24 hours.

The five states account for 74.01 percent of the daily cases in the country. Of this, 35.36 percent is in Kerala. During the last 24 hours, 13,773 cases were reported in Kerala. 8010 in Maharashtra, 2526 in Andhra Pradesh, 2405 in Tamil Nadu and 2110 in Odisha.

The ministry said 19,55,910 tests were conducted on Thursday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 44,00,23,239, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.99 percent. The positivity rate has been less than three percent for 25 consecutive days, it said. The weekly positivity rate stands at 2.14 percent, according to the health ministry.  The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 3,01,83,876, while the case fatality rate has risen to 1.33 percent, the data showed.

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