New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that 5,676 new Covid cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 37,093. On Monday, India reported 5,880 Covid cases with 35,199 active cases. The daily positivity rate was 2.88 per cent, and the weekly positivity rate was 3.81 per cent). So far 92.30 crore tests have been done, of which 1,96,796 tests have been done in the last 24 hours. Under the nationwide vaccination drive, 220.66 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far, including 95.21 crore second doses and 22.87 crore preventive doses.
The active cases are 0.08 per cent and the recovery rate currently stands at 98.73 per cent. 3,761 people have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,42,00,079.
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bihar covid-19 cases
In the last 24 hours, 38 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Bihar amid continued resurgence. Of the new cases, 17 were reported from Patna, six from Bhagalpur and three each from Gaya and Munger. The health department had tested 32,302 samples on Monday. With the new figure, the total number of active cases in the state has gone up to 174.
Uttar Pradesh COVID-19 Cases
According to official figures, 61 new cases have been reported in Lucknow in a day, while a total of 176 new cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh during the same period. With Monday’s fresh surge, the number of active cases in the state has gone up to 1,282. Gautam Buddha Nagar has 302 active cases, followed by 273 in Lucknow, 164 in Ghaziabad, 53 in Varanasi and 23 in Prayagraj.
Tamil Nadu Covid-19 Status
Tamil Nadu’s health department has stepped up measures to combat Covid resurgence after the state’s active cases crossed the 2,000-mark. In the last 24 hours, the state reported 386 new cases, taking the total number of active cases to 2,099. Also on Monday, a 63-year-old woman died of the virus, raising concerns over the current Covid situation.