Total covid 19 cases in the world cross 11.5 crores, 25.49 lakh deaths so far

NEW YORK: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 114,986,725 infected by the deadly contagion. While 90,695,601 have recovered, 2,549,724 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 29,314,254, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, UK, Brazil and Belgium.

With a daily increase of 15,704 in total cases, India’s tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 11,139,323. Death toll has reached 157,385, with 110 fatalities in a day. India's count of active cases has jumped to 171,776. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases. The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,161,467), Kerala (1,061,341), Karnataka (951,600), Andhra Pradesh (889,974), and Tamil Nadu (852,016).

To ramp up India's Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the Centre has appealed to all the states/UTs to utilise 100 per cent capacities of private hospitals functioning as coronavirus vaccination centres.