Kerala reported the highest case count at 11,726 in the recent weeks, however, the number declined by 28% from the previous week. A similar decline in fresh cases was also reported in several other states like Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
COVID 19 in India India crossed the grim milestone of 5 lakh COVID 19 deaths on Thursday becoming the third country in the world after the US and Brazil
Boris Johnson watches a man given a vaccine in Derby (Image: GETTY)
Detailed analysis of government data has suggested the rate at which coronavirus infections have fallen is significantly lower in the UK s most disadvantaged regions.
The figures show that the number of cases per 100,000 people remain stubbornly higher in the final full week of January in multiple poorer constituencies than in more affluent ones.
The data was put together by Labour using official statistics and verified by the House of Commons library.
The government also said 12.646 million people had received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine up to Monday.