Active Covid-19 cases in country dip, fatalities increase: Health Ministry

Indias total Covid19 active cases dipped to 3704099 with a net decline of 11122 cases in a span of 24 hours the Union Health Ministry said on WednesdayThis is the second consecutive day that active cases have dipped the ministry said However India on Wednesday recorded 4205 deaths due to Covid19 highest till date with 348421 fresh cases the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had earlier said On May 7 India recorded its highest ever fresh cases 414188In the past 20 days Indias daily Covid19 tally has plateaued over the threelakhmark and over 3000 casualties for a fortnightThe active caseload now comprises 1587 per cent of the countrys total infections as per the MinistryKarnataka Maharashtra Kerala Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Tamil Nadu Chhattisgarh West Bengal Haryana Bihar and Madhya Pradesh cumulatively account for 8251 per cent of Indias total active cases the ministry saidIndias cumulative recoveries have surged to 19382642 with 355338 people recuperating in a span of 24 hoursNew recoveries have outshone new daily cases for the second consecutive day the ministry saidIt also said that Maharashtra Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh West Bengal Rajasthan Delhi and Haryana reported 7122 per cent of the 348421 new cases reported in a dayAlso ReadWhat do mental health experts do to lsquokeep sanersquo in these uncertain timesMaharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 40956 It is followed by Karnataka with 39510 while Kerala reported 37290 new caseThe National Mortality Rate currently stands at 109 per cent the ministry saidA total of 4205 deaths were reported in a span of 24 hoursTen states account for 7317 per cent of the new deaths Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties 793 Karnataka follows with 480 daily deathsThe cumulative number of Covid19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 1752 crore the ministry saidA total of 175235991 vaccine doses have been administered through 2547534 sessions according to the provisional report till 7 amThese include 9582449 healthcare workers HCWs who have taken the first dose and 6539376 HCWs who have taken the second doseBesides 55883416 and 7836168 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years have been administered the first and second dose respectively while 53959772 and 16288176 beneficiaries more than 60 years have taken the first and second doseA total of 479282 beneficiaries in the age group of 1844 years have received their first dose of Covid19 vaccine in the last 24 hours and cumulatively 3044463 across 30 states and UTs since the start of phase3 of vaccination driveMore than 244 lakh vaccination doses were administered in a span of 24 hoursAs on Day116 of the vaccination drive May 11 2446674 vaccine doses were given Across 18543 sessions 1092452 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 1354222 beneficiaries received their second dose of vaccineThe Centre is delivering global aid to states and UTs under the ldquoWhole of Governmentrdquo approach to augment their efforts in Covid19 managementIt also said that 9200 oxygen concentrators 5243 oxygen cylinders 19 oxygen generation plants 5913 ventilators Bi PAP and 344 lakh Remdesivir vials received as part of global aid to India have been delivered or dispatched to states and UTs to strengthen and supplement their Covid19 responseWith agency inputs