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New Delhi: On a day when 53,480 fresh infections were recorded in the country, taking the total tally to 1,21,49,335, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that 8 states have reported a surge in COVID daily new cases. Over 84.73% of the new cases were reported from these 8 states. The Centre said that the 8 states include Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab & Madhya Pradesh.
The Centre added that eight of the top 10 COVID-19 high-burden districts of the country are from Maharashtra and Delhi.
As on March 31, the total active caseload across the country increased to 5,52,566 and accounts for 4.55 per cent of the total infections. The recovery rate further dropped to 94.11 per cent, the ministry data updated at 8 AM showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,14,34,301, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, it stated.
As the cases are on the rise, the Central government on Tuesday said that the coronavirus situation is turning from bad to worse and is a huge cause of worry especially for some states. The Centre said that the whole country is at risk and nobody should be complacent.
The Centre also added that eight of the top 10 COVID-19 high-burden districts of the country are from Maharashtra and that Delhi, taken as one district, is also on the list.
Addressing a press conference, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the 10 districts with maximum active COVID-19 cases are Pune (59,475), Mumbai (46,248), Nagpur (45,322), Thane (35,264), Nashik (26,553), Aurangabad (21,282), Bengaluru Urban (16,259), Nanded (15,171), Delhi (8,032), Ahmednagar (7,952).
About the surge in case positivity rates, Bhushan said Maharashtra last week had an average positivity rate of 23 per cent, followed by Punjab 8.82 per cent, Chattisgarh 8.24 per cent, Madhya Pradesh 7.82 per cent, Tamil Nadu 2.5 per cent, Karnataka 2.45 per cent, Gujarat 2.22 per cent, and Delhi 2.04 per cent.
The Health Ministry said from April 1, people above the age of 45 years would be eligible for vaccination. They can register themselves in the CoWIN platform, the Aarogya Setu app or go for on-site registrations which would start after 3 PM.
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