Maintaining a "steady declining trend", the number of active Covid-19 cases in India stayed below eight lakh for the second consecutive day on Sunday and comprised 10.45% of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said.
The recovery rate in the country has improved to 88.03%, the ministry said.
As many as 22 states and Union Territories, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, have less than 20,000 active cases.
Also, 10 states and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Telangana, Rajasthan and Odisha have over 20,000 but less than 50,000 active cases, while three states -- Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala have more than 50,000 active infections, the ministry said.
Source: PTI
