The death count reached 5,28,857!
New Delhi: On Friday, India reported 2,678 new Covid-19 cases, taking the coronavirus tally of the infections to 4,46,23,997, while the count of active cases has increased to 26,583, according to Union Health Ministry data updated.
The death count due to the disease has gone up to 5,28,857 with 10 fatalities being recorded, including three reconciled by Kerala.
The count of active cases now comprises 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded 130 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 1.84 percent, 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 20,04,540 while the death toll stands at 26,506, the department said in its latest bulletin.
The new cases were detected from 7,076 tests conducted the previous day, it said.
The city government did not issue a bulletin on Wednesday. Delhi on Tuesday logged 97 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.41 percent along with one fatality. On Monday, the city recorded 67 new Covid cases with the positivity rate rising to 3.1 percent.
On Sunday, the city recorded 79 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.52 percent. On Saturday, it logged one Covid-related fatality and 137 cases with a positivity rate of 1.73 percent.
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