Eight States, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh continue to show a steep rise in the COVID daily new cases.
In the last 24 hours, 72,330 new cases were registered. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 39,544. It is followed by Chhattisgarh with 4,563 while Karnataka reported 4,225 new cases.
India’s total Active Caseload has reached 5,84,055 and cumulative recoveries stand at 1,14,74,683. A net incline of 31,489 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours. In the last 24 hours, 40,382 recoveries and 459 deaths were reported.
The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination for all people aged 45 years and above has commenced from today (April 1). More than 6.5 crore (6,51,17,896) vaccine doses have been administered through 10,86,241 sessions.
As on Day-75 of the vaccination drive (March 31, 2021), 20,63,543 vaccine doses were given.