Over 84% Of India's Fresh Covid Cases In 8 States: Centre

Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 17,874 newly recovered cases.

Eight states including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab have reported a high number of daily COVID-19 cases and account for 84.5 per cent of the 68,020 fresh cases recorded in the country in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. On the other hand, the total vaccination coverage in India has crossed 6 crore, it said. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily rise of 40,414 COVID-19 cases, followed by 3,082 in Karnataka, 2,870 in Punjab, 2,276 in Madhya Pradesh, 2,270 in Gujarat, 2,216 in Kerala, 2,194 in Tamil Nadu and 2,153 in Chhattisgarh, the ministry said. These eight states account for 84.5 per cent of the 68,020 new COVID-19 cases reported in a day in the country, it said.