India’s daily new cases rise to 1,84,372

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India’s daily new cases rise to 1,84,372

India’s daily new cases continue to rise as 1,84,372new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The ten states including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan have shown a rise in the COVID daily new cases. About 82.04% of the new cases are reported from these 10 states. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 60,212. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 17,963 while Chhattisgarh reported 15,121 new cases. India’s total Active Caseload has reached 13,65,704. It now comprises 9.84% of the country’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 1,01,006 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.

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