5,664 Cases In India In 24 Hours

The death count climbed to 5,28,337!


New Delhi: On Sunday, 5,664 new covid-19 cases were reported, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,45,34,188, while the active cases increased to 47,922, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

The death count reached 5,28,337 with 35 fatalities which includes 21 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.71 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

Delhi reported 95 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and one death, according to data released by the city's health department.

The positivity rate was recorded at 0.97 per cent, data showed. The new cases were detected from the 9,742 tests conducted on Saturday, the department said in its latest bulletin.

With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,02,452, while the death toll increased to 26,499, it said. Cases of COVID-19 in Delhi have registered a drop in the last several days.

On Saturday, the city logged 89 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.88 per cent and one death due to the disease.

On Friday, Delhi saw 123 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.16 per cent and zero fatality.

116 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 0.97 per cent and three fatalities on Thursday were recorded in the national capital.

On Wednesday, 142 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 1.29 per cent and zero fatality were registered.

 

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