“Daily deaths have been less than 300 since the last 7 days. This has ensured that the mortality remains low and presently stands at 1.45%,” the Union ministry of health and family welfare said. Kerala and West Bengal follow with 30 and 29 daily deaths, respectively,” it added. The total active cases were 253,287 on July 6, 2020. “Kerala has reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 5,376 newly recovered cases.

Source: Hindustan Times January 01, 2021 07:08 UTC