6,000 New Cases In India In 24 Hours

Country’s active caseload currently stands at 46,748!

New Delhi: On Friday, India reported 6,298 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,45,22,777. 

23 new Covid related deaths in India in the last 24 hours, taking the death tally to 5,28,273. India's active caseload reached 46,748 which accounts for 2.04 per cent of the total cases.

The recovery rate currently is at 98.71 per cent. As many as 5,961 recoveries were made in the last 24 hours, taking the total covid-19 recoveries to 4,39,47,756.

Delhi recorded 123 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.16 per cent and zero fatality, according to the data shared by the health department on Friday.

The new cases were detected from the 10,631 tests conducted on Thursday, the department said in its latest bulletin.

With few new cases added, Delhi's Covid-19 tally climbed to 20,02,268, while the death toll stands at 26,497, it said.

Delhi reported 116 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 0.97 per cent and three fatalities on Thursday. The city recorded 142 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 1.29 per cent on Wednesday and zero fatality.

On Tuesday, The national capital logged 118 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.15 per cent and zero death.

One death due to Covid and 63 cases of the infection with a positivity rate of 1.83 per cent was observed on Monday.

According to the latest Health bulletin released, the number of active Covid cases in Delhi stands at 552. A total of 382 patients are in home isolation so far.