The death count climbed to 5,26,167!
New Delhi: India has reported 18,313 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of Covid-related infections in the country to 4,39,38,764. However, the active COVID-19 cases decreased to 1,45,026, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.
According to government data, the death count climbed to 5,26,167 with 57 new fatalities in the last 24 hours.
The active cases comprise 0.35 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.45 per cent, the ministry said.
On Wednesday, 93 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking the tally to 7,33,636, a health official informed.
With the addition of the latest cases on Tuesday, the district currently has 895 active COVID-19 cases, he said.
No death was reported on Tuesday and the death count in the district stood at 11,927. The recovery count has reached 7,21,474, the official added.
Delhi reported 781 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 6.40 per cent along with two fatalities, according to data shared by the health department here on Tuesday.
This is the fourth day when the positivity rate has been recorded above five per cent. With the fresh infections, the case tally in the national capital rose to 19,49,736, while the death toll reached 26,305.
The number of tests conducted on Monday was 12,209.
The number of active cases of the disease in Delhi now stands at 2,862, up from 2,548 the previous day.
1,914 COVID-19 patients are under home isolation, the data added.
The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now.