COVID-19 in India: 161 new deaths, highest in 44 days

A health worker collects a swab sample of a woman. Pic/AFP

India on Sunday recorded 25,320 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily rise in 84 days, taking the case tally to 1,13,59,048, according to Union health ministry data as of 8 am on Sunday. As many as 26,624 new infections were recorded on December 20.

States like Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh are showing a steep rise in the daily new COVID-19 cases and have accounted for 87.73 per cent of the new instances of the disease reported in a day, the ministry said.

The death toll increased to 1,58,607 on Sunday with 161 new fatalities, the highest in 44 days. Six states, including Maharashtra, Punjab and Kerala, account for 84.47 per cent of the new deaths.

The country's active caseload increased to 2,10,544 and constitutes 1.85 per cent of the total infections. The recovery rate dropped to 96.75 per cent from 96.82 per cent on Saturday.

K'taka CM warns of another lockdown
Amid rising cases, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said the pandemic seemed to be going out of control in Karnataka and asked people to follow preventive measures. "I appeal to people with folded hands for cooperation...if people cooperate I'm confident that without lockdown we can control."

1,13,59,048
Total number of cases in the country as of today

1,58,607
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India

1,09,89,897
Patients recovered and discharged in India as of today

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