India has registered 1,17,100 new cases in the last 24 hours, 28.8% higher than the previous day, Union health ministry data on Friday showed. It brought the total caseload to 3,52,26,386.The last time India crossed the 1-lakh mark in daily cases was on June 6, 2021.The top five states registering the maximum cases are Maharashtra with 36,265 cases, followed by West Bengal with 15,421 cases, Delhi with 15,097 cases, Tamil Nadu with 6,983 cases and Karnataka with 5,031 cases.As many as 302 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total reported death count to 4,83,178. Maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (221), followed by West Bengal with 19 daily deaths.India’s recovery rate now stands at 97.57%. A total of 30,836 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brought the total number of recoveries to 3,43,71,845 across the country.India’s active caseload now stands at 3,71,363.On the vaccination front, India administered a total of 94,47,056 doses in the last 24 hours, which took the total tally of doses administered to 1,49,66,81,156.
