2,756 New Covid Cases In India In 24 Hours

The death count climbed to 5,28,799!

New Delhi: On Sunday, India added 2,756 new covid-19 cases and took total tally cases to 4,46,12,013, while the active cases dipped to 28,593, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

The death count reached 5,28,799 with 21 fatalities which includes 16 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.75 per cent, the health ministry said.

A decline of 658 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

On Sunday, Delhi recorded 79 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.52 per cent, according to data issued by the city health department.

With the fresh cases, the national capital's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,04,120 while the death toll stands at 26,505, the department said in its latest bulletin.

The new cases were detected from 5,191 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Saturday recorded one Covid-related fatality and 137 cases with a positivity rate of 1.73 per cent.

On Friday, it reported one fatality and 101 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.38 per cent. The city on Thursday logged 57 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.19 per cent.

The National capital on Wednesday saw 96 cases with a positivity rate of 1.42 per cent, while it logged 74 infections with a positivity rate of 1.07 per cent on Tuesday.