Of the nearly 10 lakh active cases in the country, at least close to half (48.8 per cent) are concentrated in three States — Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh while Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala and Telangana contribute close to a quarter (24.4 per cent) of the active cases.
In contrast, there are 14 states and Union territories where the total number of active cases are less than 5,000 while 18 States and Union territories are reporting cases between 5,000-50,000, the government said on Tuesday as the country’s tally went past 49 lakh.
India’s Covid-19 tally surged to 4,930,236 on Tuesday after 83,809 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.
The country also recorded 1,054 new fatalities due to the viral disease during the same period, taking its death toll to 80,776.
Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary said during a press conference here that there are 990,061 active cases and 38,59,399 patients have been discharged across the country.
He added there are only four states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, in the country where the total number of active cases is more than 50,000.
Bhushan also said the country’s average positivity rate is 8.4% and that Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, has 21.4 per cent. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, he said account for 60 per cent of total active cases in the country.
