Dynamite News India records 3.29 lakh COVID-19 infections, 3,876 deaths
India has recorded 3,29,942 fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,876 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHoFW) said on Tuesday.
New Delhi: India has recorded 3,29,942 fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,876 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHoFW) said on Tuesday.
With this, the country's cumulative coronavirus infection tally has now reached 22,992,517 and the death toll mounted to 249,992.
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The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Karnataka with 39,305 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 37,236 cases, Tamil Nadu with 28,978 cases, Kerala with 27,487 cases and Uttar Pradesh with 21,277 cases. 46.76 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Karnataka alone responsible for 11.91 pc of the new cases, the Ministry said.
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