The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a span of 24 hours was recorded below 27,000 after nearly five months on Tuesday, taking India's infection tally to over 97 lakh, according to the Union health ministry.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 97,03,770 with 26,567 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll rose to 1,40,958 with 385 new fatalities.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 91,78,946, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.59 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.45 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the second consecutive day. There are 3,83,866 active cases of the infection in the country which comprises 3.96 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, 14,88,14,055 samples have been tested up to December 7, with 10,26,399 samples being tested on Monday.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. "Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
Here's state-wise list of active cases and deaths:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 81 (Total cases), 61 (Deaths)
Andhra Pradesh: 5626 (Total cases), 7038 (Deaths)
Arunachal Pradesh: 707 (Total cases), 55 (Deaths)
Assam: 3585 (Total cases), 995 (Deaths)
Bihar: 5467 (Total cases), 1297 (Deaths)
Chandigarh: 921 (Total cases), 293 (Deaths)
Chhattisgarh: 19,589 (Total cases), 3010 (Deaths)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 16 (Total cases), 2 (Deaths)
Delhi: 22,486 (Total cases), 9706 (Deaths)
Goa: 1297 (Total cases), 701 (Deaths)
Gujarat: 14,493 (Total cases), 4095 (Deaths)
Haryana: 12,126 (Total cases), 2611 (Deaths)
Himachal Pradesh: 7895 (Total cases), 739 (Deaths)
Jammu and Kashmir: 5055 (Total cases), 1755 (Deaths)
Jharkhand: 1759 (Total cases), 988 (Deaths)
Karnataka: 24,786 (Total cases), 11,867 (Deaths)
Kerala: 59,607 (Total cases), 2441 (Deaths)
Ladakh: 761 (Total cases), 121 (Deaths)
Madhya Pradesh: 13,443 (Total cases), 3347 (Deaths)
Maharashtra: 76,852 (Total cases), 47,774 (Deaths)
Manipur: 2919 (Total cases), 309 (Deaths)
Meghalaya: 621 (Total cases), 120 (Deaths)
Mizoram: 205 (Total cases), 6 (Deaths)
Nagaland: 579 (Total cases), 66 (Deaths)
Odisha: 3339 (Total cases), 1778 (Deaths)
Puducherry: 392 (Total cases), 615 (Deaths)
Punjab: 7604 (Total cases), 4934 (Deaths)
Rajasthan: 21,671 (Total cases), 2448 (Deaths)
Sikkim: 371 (Total cases), 117 (Deaths)
Tamil Nadu: 10,695 (Total cases), 11,809 (Deaths)
Telangana: 7696 (Total cases), 1477 (Deaths)
Tripura: 427 (Total cases), 373 (Deaths)
Uttarakhand: 5234 (Total cases), 1295 (Deaths)
Uttar Pradesh: 21,732 (Total cases), 7944 (Deaths)
West Bengal: 23,829 (Total cases), 8771 (Deaths)
