With 16,504 new COVID-19 cases, India’s total reaches 1,03,40,470

India has reported 16,505 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,03,40,470 while the country also saw 214 deaths in the past 24 hours.

With 214 fresh deaths, India’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 1,49,649.

Among 1.03 crore total cases, there are 2,43,953 active cases while 99,46,867 have recovered. In the past 24 hours, India saw 19,557 recoveries, as per the Union Health Ministry.

Maharashtra reported 3,282 new cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are now 53,137 active cases in the state, the health department informed. So far, 18,36,999 people have recovered, while the death toll stands at 49,666.

Kerala reported 4,600 new cases and 4,668 recoveries on Sunday. With this, the total number of active cases in the state now stands at 65,278.

As many as 424 new coronavirus cases and 708 recoveries were reported in the national capital on Sunday, as per the Delhi Health Department. The total number of positive cases now stands at 6,26,872, while the death toll stands at 10,585, including 14 on Sunday. There are currently 5,044 active cases in the national capital.

With 7,35,978 samples tested for the coronavirus on Sunday, the total number of samples tested so far stands at 17,56,35,761, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed.

On January 3, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted permission for restricted use in an emergency situation to vaccines of Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director Dr Randeep Guleria clarified that approval of COVAXIN, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine is for an emergency situation and not emergency use authorisation which is given to Serum Institute of India’s COVISHIELD.