10 states have 76% of new COVID cases in India

According to data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) today, 76 percent of the new confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country in the last 24 hours are concentrated in 10 states/union territories (UTs) only. A total of 86,961 new cases were reported in this period. Amongst these, Maharashtra has the highest number of new confirmed cases in the country.

The 10 states/UTs are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Delhi West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.

The state of Maharashtra alone contributed more than 20,000 cases on Sunday. While speaking in Pune on Monday, regarding the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the ‘Maze Kutumb Mazi Jababdari’ campaign and the response to it will play an important role in gaining control over the rising cases.

“The campaign will help diagnose the disease in its early stages, which in turn will help decrease the fatality rate in the state. This campaign will help us reach each and every family. We hope to receive cooperation from the people, as we go door to door for checkups and data collection," Tope said while interacting with the media. He has appealed to the people to give their full support as well as follow self-discipline in order to curb the spread of the disease in the state.

Following Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have contributed with around 8,000 new confirmed cases each. As many as 1,130 COVID deaths have also been registered in the country in the past 24 hours. Even here, 10 States/UTs account for 86 percent of the deaths. Maharashtra reported 455 deaths followed by Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh with 101 and 94 deaths, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Ministry has also stated that the recovery rate in the country has now reached 80 percent. Around 90,000 patients have recovered on the third consecutive day, as per the data. It has also stated that 12 states/UTs have a higher recovery rate than the national average. Around 79 percent of the recovered patients are from the 10 states/UTs.

_{(With inputs from the Press Information Bureau)}