Kerala, Karnataka & Maharashtra account for 50% of fresh Covid cases in India

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Kerala recorded the highest number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country on Saturday with 50,812 people testing positive for the infection followed by Karnataka with 33,337 and Maharashtra at the third spot with 27,971 new cases.</p>
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The three states account for close to 50% of the total 2.34 lakh fresh coronavirus cases recorded in the entire country during the 24-hour period, Health Ministry data released on Sunday showed.       </p>
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As many as 893 deaths were also recorded in the country.</p>
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Overall there was a decrease of 1,19,396 in the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country as 3,52,784 people were reported to have recovered on Saturday.</p>
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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had held Covid-19 review meeting with five eastern states on Saturday and asked them to remain vigilant despite a decline in active coronavirus cases.</p>
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State health ministers, principal secretaries/ additional chief secretaries and information commissioners of Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal were present in the meeting.</p>
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“While the active cases in most of the states and the positivity rate have shown a fall in the last two weeks, we still need to be vigilant and not lower our guard," Mandaviya said in the meeting.</p>
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“It is important to analyse at the state level the proportion of vaccinated and unvaccinated of the hospitalised cases, the deaths and those on ventilators and oxygen support," he added.</p>
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