India Records Lowest COVID-19 Cases In 18 Days As 3.26 Lakh Test +ve, New Deaths Drop
Mumbai: According to the Union Health Ministry India on Saturday recorded the lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in 18 days as 3,26,098 tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
Cumulative caseload touched 2,43,72,907, including 36,73,802 active cases and 2,04,32,898 total recoveries. After 3,890 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll from this disease has increased to 2,66,207.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 31,30,17,193 samples have been tested in the country till May 14, of which 16,93,093 samples were tested yesterday.
Karnataka has now emerged as the new COVID-19 hotspot with 5,98,625 active cases, the highest in the country, followed by Maharashtra with 5,21,683 active infections.
The Union Health Ministry informed that the national recovery rate is 83.50 per cent. 12 States including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana cumulatively account for 79.7 per cent of India’s total active cases, the ministry had said on Friday.
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