new Delhi: India has recorded less than 10,000 Covid cases, maintaining a declining trend in the country. In the last 24 hours, 6,915 new cases were registered while 16,864 were cured.
180 people succumbed to the virus on Monday. The country’s active caseload now stands at 92,472.
According to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday, the active cases have come down below the one lakh mark after 60 days.
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The death toll rose to 5,14,023, with new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, data updated at 8 am.
The health ministry said the active cases have come down to 92,472, which now comprises 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.59 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload has registered a decrease of 10,129 cases in a span of 24 hours.
According to the health ministry, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.77 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.11 per cent.
The data showed that the number of people cured of the disease rose to 4,23,24,550, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent.
A total of 5,14,023 people have died in the country so far – 1,43,701 from Maharashtra, 65,333 from Kerala, 39,950 from Karnataka, 38,004 from Tamil Nadu, 26,122 from Delhi, 23,456 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,176 from West Bengal. It’s over
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