1. Maharashtra reported 6218 new COVID-19 cases, 5869 recoveries and 51 deaths in the last 24 hours.
2. 187 individuals detected with UK strain, 6 people with South African strain and one with Brazilian strain till date: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said on Tuesday
3. Till 1 pm today, total vaccination stands at 1,17,64,788. Among these, 68% healthcare workers have been administered 1st dose & 62% healthcare workers have been administered 2nd dose. A little over 41% of the frontline workers have been administered the 1st dose: Health Ministry said on Tuesday
4. Andhra Pradesh reported 70 new COVID-19 cases, 84 recoveries, and one death in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Department
5. Delhi reported 145 new COVID-19 cases, 130 recoveries, and 2 deaths, as per the State Health Department
6. There are still 2 states that have 75% active cases -Kerala & Maharashtra. Kerala has 38% of the total active cases of the country while Maharashtra has 37% of the total active cases. Karnataka has 4% & Tamil Nadu has 2.78% active cases: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Health Ministry
7. The cumulative positivity rate is 5.19%. This is declining continuously. Positivity rate – cumulative as well as weekly & daily – is declining across the country: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health
8. Over 1.17 cr vaccine doses administered across the country – 1.04 cr 1st doses and 12.61 lakh 2nd doses. Active cases continue to be less than 1.50 lakh. If you look at average of deaths taking place daily, it was 92 last week- trend of less than 100 deaths: Secretary, Health Ministry
9. Rajasthan reported 76 new COVID-19 cases and 87 recoveries today, as per the State Health Department
10. Madhya Pradesh reported 248 new COVID-19 cases, 200 recoveries, and one death in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health Department