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NEW DELHI: The number of active COVID-19 cases under medical care are one-fifth (1/5th) of the total number of coronavirus cases reported in the country, Union Health Ministry said on

Tuesday. "The active cases under medical supervision are one-fifth of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country. There are 14 states/UTs having less than 5,000 active cases.

There are 18 states/UTs having active cases between 5,000 to 50,000. Only four states/UTs are having more than 50,000 cases," Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry said

during a press conference addressing the coronavirus situation in India. "Five states account for 60 per cent of the active cases in the country. A total of 29.3 per cent active

COVID-19 cases are concentrated in Maharashtra, 9.9 per cent in Karnataka, 9.4 per cent in Andhra Pradesh, 6.8 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, 4.7 per cent in Tamil Nadu, rest 39.6 per cent from

other states," he added. Untitled Carousel MUMBAI: DHARAVI SEES A DROP IN NEW COVID-19 CASES COVID-19 positive cases in Dharavi have come down today after a drastic jump on September

11. On Tuesday, Dharavi reported seven new COVID-19 cases. With this, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Asia's largest slum has reached 2,945. Bhushan said that people who

recovered from the novel coronavirus account for more than 38.5 lakhs in the country, which is one of the highest in the world. "50,000 COVID-19 patients recovered on May 23, one lakh

on June 3, 10 lakh on July 30, 20 lakh on August 19, 30 lakh on September 4 and 35 lakh on September 11. Now, we have over 38.5 lakhs COVID-19 recovered patients in the country," he

said. "Over 5.8 crore tests for coronavirus have been conducted so far including 76 lakhs tests in the last week. The country's average positivity rate is 8.4 per cent," he

added. The official further said that India's COVID-19 cases per million population, as well as COVID-19 deaths per million population, are among the "lowest" in the world.

WHAT NEW NORMAL LOOKS LIKE MASKS, FACE SHIELDS, SCREENS Coronavirus is still very much here. But cities and nations have started 'unlocking' or trying to resume and reopen places

and activities that were severely hit by the Covid19 pandemic. On September 14, school children in Italy, Portugal and some schools in Zimbabwe went back to school for the first time since

March 2020. In some other countries like Germany, Vietnam, Serbia, schools re-opened earlier, but teachers and administrations are keeping a close watch. Eating out also now looks very

different. PPE kits are a new normal for getting a haircut. In metros, every other seat is crossed out and weddings are going virtual. In this photo feature, we give us a glimpse of how the

world has found its own ways to define the 'new normal' as nations try to recover from the body blow countries got as coronavirus hit people and the economy. Photo by Chethan

Shivakumar/ BCCL 25 MPS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS At least 25 MPs have tested positive in mandatory tests conducted before the start of the 18-day Parliament session. The photo, taken in

the Lok Sabha shows what new normal looks like in Parliament. MPs are wearing masks, face shields and there is a screen separating seating in the House. Photo: ANI SOCIAL DISTANCING IN

KOLKATA METRO Every other seat has to be left vacant in the metro and has been marked with a cross. This picture was taken inside the Kolkata metro. Photo by Kaushik Roy/ BCCL NEW WAY TO SAY

'I DO' Wedding guest Christian Wilmot livestreams as Gary Cheng and Sakiko Honda say their vows. They got married on July 4 at Marylebone Old Town Hall in London, England. Wedding

venues were shut for months before that in the United Kingdom. Photo: Getty Images LONDON WEDDING So what if all their friends couldn't join in. They live streamed the wedding so that

their friends could still catch them exchanging vows and virtually join in the celebrations. Among the many changes to our 'new normal', weddings too have gone virtual. Initially,

wedding venues were shut in the UK for three months. Photo: Getty Images SCHOOLS REOPEN IN ZIMBABWE A student has her temperature checked at the entrance of a private school in Harare, on

Monday, September 14, 2020. Zimbabwean schools have reopened for examination classes after nearly six months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo ITALY: SCHOOLS REOPEN AFTER 6

MONTHS Primary school 'Acquedotti' reopened Monday, with four of its classes moved to a parish to increase spaces and guarantee social distancing between pupils. This is the first

major step in Italy to normalise after schools shut in March as the coronavirus literally brought the country into a shutdown. For 6 months, schools were shut as Italy's healthcare

system grappled with the deadly virus. In this photo, a teacher welcomes pupils at the San Policarpo parish as Italian schools reopened, in Rome on September 14, 2020. AP Photo/Alessandra

Tarantino SOCIAL DISTANCING IN SERBIAN SCHOOL School children practice in PE class on the first day of the new school year on September 1, 2020 in Jagnjilo, Serbia. Serbia went into a

lockdown in March and eased restrictions in May amid public discontent over confinement and despite warnings from doctors it was too early. Photo: Getty Images CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS?

Don't let the shades of grey colour your imagination. These are socially distanced lines of customers who are waiting in the queue to get into an Ikea store in Warrington in the United

Kingdom on June 1, 2020. The store opening saw large queues of people and traffic on adjacent roads as it reopened after the pandemic lockdown. The furniture and housewares chain reopened

its stores across England and Northern Ireland subject to several restrictions, keeping its restaurants closed and asking customers to shop alone. Photo: Getty Images VIETNAM ALLOWS DOMESTIC

TOURISTS TO TRAVEL Vietnamese tourists pose for photographs on a boat touring Ha Long Bay, after the Vietnamese government eased the lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

outbreak, on May 31, 2020 in Ha Long, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Though some restrictions remain in place, Vietnam has lifted the ban on domestic travel, certain entertainment facilities

and non-essential businesses to revive its economy. Photo: Getty Images BENGALURU TEMPLE GETS READY The Social Distancing boxes, sanitising and spraying of disinfectants on idols of deities

were in full swing on September 12 at Kailasa Vykunta Mahakshetra temple in Rajajinagar hoping relaxation will be announced by State Government to open the temples for devotees. Photo by

Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCL TEMPLES START PREPARATIONS FOR NEW NORMAL The Social Distancing boxes, sanitising and spraying of disinfectants on idols of deities were in full swing on

September 12 at Kailasa Vykunta Mahakshetra temple in Rajajinagar hoping relaxation will be announced by State Government to open the temples for devotees. Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/

MMCL BERLIN OPEN AIR THEATRE Visitors watch a movie in a sold out open air cinema on June 05, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. As part of the easing measures concerts, cinema and other open air

events are allowed from June 2 in the German capital, with a maximum of 200 people. The lock down measures have largely eased nationwide, with stores, restaurants and cafes open again,

though under certain restrictions to avoid people crowding together. Photo: Getty Images ZERO CONTACT ORDERING AT RESTAURANTS IN DELHI Contactless ordering will be the new normal. Some

restaurants are ready with zero contact ordering, where customers can use their smartphones to scan the menu, use QR codes to order and pay as well - all the ensure that there is minimum

interaction with anyone outside of the diners they have come to the restaurant with. Photo by Anindya Chattopadhyay/ BCCL TENNY SANDREN IN ITALY Tennys Sandgren of the United States wears a

face mask as he waits for the coins toss ahead of his qualifying round match against Joao Sousa of Portugal during day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia at Foro Italico on

September 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Photo: Getty Images RESTAURANTS OPEN IN CHILE A waiter, equipped with a protective face mask, face shield and disposable gloves serves guests at the

re-opening of a restaurant in Santiago, Chile, on September 2, 2020. The Chilean Ministry of Health has authorized the reopening of restaurants with outdoor dining options and the reopening

of other non-essential businesses in some areas of the Chilean capital. AP Photo "The cases per million population stands at 3,704, It is 19,416 in the USA and 20,303 Brazil, whereas

India's cases per million population stand at 3,573. COVID-19 deaths per million population of the world stand at 58. Brazil is at 617, USA is at 547 and India's COVID-19 deaths

per million population is 58," he said. Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 49-lakh mark today. A total of 49,30,237 cases have been reported in the country

including 9,90,061 active cases, 38,59,400 cured/discharged/migrated and 80,776 deaths.