active cases stood at 1,51,209 today after a decline of 2,567 cases were reported in a day. The active cases account for 0.44% of the total caseload.
The cumulative deaths in the country have increased to 4,59,191 which is 1.34% of the total cases. While recoveries have increased to 3.36 crore so far.
According to the union health ministry's data, Kerala logged the highest number of deaths in a day (187), followed by Maharashtra (48), Tamil Nadu (21), West Bengal (11), Assam (7), Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka (5 each), Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya ( 4 each), Jammu and Kashmir , Manipur ( 2 each), and Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Puducherry, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh ( 1 each).