635 New Covid-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours

The death count climbed to 5,30,546!

New Delhi:  On Friday, 18 November 2022, India reported 635 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 4,46,67,311.

The active cases were reduced to 7,175, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The death count reached 5,30,546 with 11 fatalities which includes nine deaths reconciled by Kerala.

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 these 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.

On Monday, it reported one Covid-related fatality and 39 cases with a positivity rate of 1.56 per cent.

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Delhi stood at 385, the bulletin said, adding that a total of 284 patients are under home isolation.

There are 835 beds reserved for Covid patients in various city hospitals, 36 are occupied so far, it said.