1,569 New Covid-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours

The active cases stand at 16,400!


New Delhi: India recorded 1,569 new coronavirus cases and 19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, reported the Union health ministry. With the latest fatalities, the death count has increased to 5,24,260.

The active cases stand at 16,400. A decrease of 917 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

A day earlier, the country had reported 2,202 new cases and 27 deaths.

The active cases comprised 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.

An Official said today that, With the addition of 12 new coronavirus cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,09,380. These new cases were reported on Monday, he said. The death count remained unchanged at 11,895.

The Covid mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent, he added. In Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count stood at 1,63,612 and the death count at 3,407, another official said.

India reported 1,569 new coronavirus cases and 19 related deaths in the last 24 hours. On Monday, the country had reported 2,202 new cases and 27 deaths. With the latest fatalities, the death count has increased to 5,24,260. The active cases stand at 16,400.

There are 9,581 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals and 135 (1.41 per cent) of them are occupied, it said. According to the bulletin, the number of containment zones on Monday stood at 1,486.

 

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