COVID-19: India reports 2,119 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases come down to 25,037

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Highlights

According to ICMR, 89,96,27,428 samples have been tested up to October 20 for COVID A decrease of total 473 cases has been recorded in active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have decreased to 25,037

COVID-19 cases in India: India recorded 2,119 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday (October 21), the total recovery rate reached at around 98.76 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,40,84,646.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have decreased to 25,037, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were around 25,510.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have decreased to 25,037, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were around 25,510.

Active cases:

A decrease of total 473 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said. 

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,28,953. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on October 21 was recorded 1.13 per cent. 

ICMR Testing:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 89,96,27,428 samples have been tested up to October 20 for COVID-19. Of these 1,88,220 samples were tested on Thursday.

Delhi COVID tally:

Delhi recorded 118 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.77 per cent on Thursday, according to data shared by the health department. No Covid-related fatality was reported in the city.

With these new cases, the capital's infection tally has climbed to 20,05,329 while the death toll stands at 26,506, the department said in its latest bulletin. The new cases were detected from 6,652 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Meanwhile, the Delhi government on Thursday issued an order withdrawing the Rs 500 fine for not wearing masks in public places in the national capital.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had in a meeting last month decided to stop levying the penalty after September 30, amid a decline in Covid cases. Experts said that people, especially those in the vulnerable category like pregnant women and the elderly, should continue to wear masks in crowded areas.

Doctors at leading government and private hospitals in the city concurred that people should exercise "extra caution" because though cases in Delhi are on the lower side, a new variant of the coronavirus is being reported which is very transmissible. Delhi recorded 107 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.64 per cent on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the national capital had logged 141 new cases with a positivity rate of 2.04 per cent, while 61 cases with a positivity rate of 3.61 per cent was reported on Monday.

S. No. Name of State / UT Active Cases Cured/Discharged/Migrated Deaths Total Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday Cumulative Death During Day 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5

3 

10595

3 

129   2 Andhra Pradesh 149

11 

2323871

14 

14733   3 Arunachal Pradesh 7

2 

66569

1 

296   4 Assam 2697   735201   8035   5 Bihar 174

4 

838526

33 

12302   6 Chandigarh 25

2 

98076

4 

1181   7 Chhattisgarh 328

42 

1162829

68 

14140

1 

8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 1   11583   4   9 Delhi 476

12 

1978347

130 

26506   10 Goa* 109

8 

254480

31 

3967   11 Gujarat 561

26 

1264708

89 

11038   12 Haryana 249

6 

1044813

51 

10710   13 Himachal Pradesh 56

4 

308146

14 

4211   14 Jammu and Kashmir 25

4 

474446

6 

4785   15 Jharkhand 69

1 

437108

10 

5331   16 Karnataka 2924

163 

4024171

247 

40295   17 Kerala*** 4323

116 

6743052

579 

71339   18 Ladakh 10   29138

2 

231   19 Lakshadweep 0   11363   52   20 Madhya Pradesh 118

5 

1043734

16 

10775   21 Maharashtra 2650

38 

7978077

466 

148378

1 

22 Manipur 28

6 

137684   2149   23 Meghalaya 30

1 

95094

1 

1623

1 

24 Mizoram 50

5 

237949

8 

723   25 Nagaland 2   35188

1 

781   26 Odisha 534

59 

1325958   9202   27 Puducherry 163

13 

173020

37 

1974   28 Punjab** 124

11 

764382

17 

17920

1 

29 Rajasthan 350

19 

1303983

54 

9644   30 Sikkim 20

3 

43746

5 

498   31 Tamil Nadu 3692

173 

3548276

408 

38048   32 Telangana 549

1 

834752

84 

4111   33 Tripura 79

4 

106948

22 

939   34 Uttarakhand 76

18 

441255

9 

7751   35 Uttar Pradesh 375

19 

2103102

68 

23626   36 West Bengal 1417

10 

2094476

104 

21526

1 

Total# 25037

473 

44084646

2582 

528953

5 

*Kerala: Additionally, 05 deaths are reconciled by State (as per ICMR guidelines). **Punjab: Active cases and recoveries updated after reconcilation of Punjab data- Mortality data of Punjab being reconciled. ***Assam- Covid data awaited. *****Goa - Reconciliation of data done by the State and details are awaited.

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