20,557 New Covid-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours

The death count climbed to 5,25,825 with 40 new fatalities

New Delhi: On Wednesday, India recorded a total of 20,557 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's Covid count to 4,38,03,619. The active cases increased to 1,45,654, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The death count reached 5,25,825 with 40 new fatalities due to Covid in the last 24 hours.

The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent, the ministry said.

In Delhi, the Covid-19 positivity rate breached the 6 per cent mark on Monday after several days with the national capital logging 378 new infections in the last 24 hours.

According to data shared by the health department, two Covid-linked deaths were also reported during the day, taking the total number of lives lost since the beginning of the pandemic to 26,294.

Delhi’s Covid positivity rate was at 3.57 per cent a day ago when the city logged 498 new cases. On Saturday, it stood at 3.48 per cent.

The sudden surge in the positivity rate despite a dip in fresh infections could be attributed to fall in daily Covid testing.

On Monday, The fresh cases came out of 6,236 tests conducted the previous day, news agency PTI reported.

On January 14, the city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent, the highest during the third wave of the pandemic.