India records over 62,000 new COVID-19 cases, active count crosses 4.52 lakh

According to official data, India now has a total of 1.19 crore coronavirus infections.

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New Delhi: India recorded over 62,000 new COVID-19 cases that took the country's active count to 4.52 lakh, the Union Health Ministry announced on Saturday (March 27, 2021). 

According to official data, 62,258 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours in India, which took the country's total caseload to 1.19 crore, of which, 1.12 crore have recovered, while, 1.61 lakh have succumbed to the virus.

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#COVID19 India Tracker
(As on 27 March 2021, 08:00 AM)

➡Confirmed cases: 1,19,08,910
➡Recovered: 1,12,95,023 (94.85%)
➡Active cases: 4,52,647 (3.80%)
➡Deaths: 1,61,240 (1.35%)#IndiaFightsCorona#Unite2FightCorona#StaySafe @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/p2YAIwl4EI

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) March 27, 2021

Maharashtra, the worst COVID-19-hit state in India, added the most to the total tally in the last 24 hours. The state reported 36,902 coronavirus confirmed cases on Friday, its highest one-day rise since the pandemic began. The sudden surge has now also led Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to order a night curfew in the entire state from March 28.

Earlier on Friday, the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare also rushed two High-Level multidisciplinary teams to Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases. These teams will reportedly work with the respective State and UT Government to ascertain the reasons for the surge, assist in undertaking gap analysis and recommend requisite COVID-19 control and containment measures.

#IndiaFightsCorona

Ten States are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases.#Unite2FightCorona #StaySafe

2/7 pic.twitter.com/tWtO273ML4 — #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) March 27, 2021

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that India's total COVID-19 vaccinations have touched 5.81 crores. The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, reportedly the world's largest coronavirus vaccination campaign, kicked off on January 16, 2021.