2,401 New Cases In India In 24 Hours

The death count has risen to 5,28,895!

New Delhi: On Sunday, With 2,401 fresh cases, India's Covid-19 cases has climbed to 4,46,28,828, while the active cases of the covid-19 infection has gone up to 26,625, the Union health ministry said.

The death count due to the viral disease has risen to 5,28,895 with 21 more fatalities, including 16 reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.

The active cases account for 0.06 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

Seven cases increased in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, it added.

On Sunday, Delhi recorded 115 fresh covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.59 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department here. No new fatality was reported due to the viral disease.

With these new cases, the capital's Covid tally has climbed to 20,04,902 while the death toll stands at 26,506, the department said in its latest bulletin.

The new cases were detected from 7,243 tests conducted, it said. Delhi on Saturday recorded 135 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.12 per cent. On Friday, it saw 112 new cases with a positivity rate of 1.75 per cent.

On Thursday, the city recorded 130 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.84 per cent.

The city government did not issue a bulletin on Wednesday.