India Sees 2,151 New Covid-19 Cases, Highest In Five Months; Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat Worst-Hit
India, which has been witnessing over 1,000 fresh coronavirus infections for the past few days, now has 11,903 active cases.
India on Wednesday (March 29, 2023) recorded a single-day rise of 2,151 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in five months. A total of 2,208 cases were recorded on October 28 last year. India, which has been witnessing over 1,000 fresh coronavirus infections for the past few days, now has 11,903 active cases. The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4,47,09,676.
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According to the data updated at 8 am on Union Health Ministry's official website, the country's daily positivity currently stands at 1.51 per cent, while the weekly positivity is pegged at 1.53 per cent.
The Covid-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,848 with seven latest fatalities -- three reported by Maharashtra, one by Karnataka, and three reconciled by Kerala.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,66,925, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
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Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat Worst Covid-Hit States
Kerala, Maharashtra, and Gujarat are among the worst Covid-hit states in India. While Kerala currently has 2,877 active coronavirus cases, Maharashtra has 2,343 active infections.
Gujarat (1,976), Karnataka (806), Delhi (671), Tamil Nadu (660), and Himachal Pradesh (574) are the other states with the most active Covid-19 cases.
The weekly positivity in Maharashtra has gone up to 4.58% as on March 24 from 0.54% in the week ending March 3. In Gujarat, it increased to 2.17% from 0.07%, while in Kerala, weekly positivity shot up to 4.51% from 1.47% in the same time period.
Karnataka also witnessed average weekly positivity rise up to 3.05% from 1.65% and Delhi saw weekly positivity jumping to 4.25% from 0.53%.
Similarly, Himachal Pradesh also reported an increase in weekly positivity (from 1.92% to 7.48%). In Rajasthan, it increased from 0.12% to 1.62% and Tamil Nadu reported an increase in weekly positivity from 0.46% to 2.40% in the same time period.
As many as 24 districts across India are reporting more than 10% weekly positivity in the week ending March 24, while 43 districts are reporting weekly positivity between 5-10% in the same time period.