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The death toll reached 5,31,508…
On Saturday, 29 April 2023, India witnessed 7,171 new Covid-19 cases and 40 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.69 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.72 percent.
The death toll reached 5,31,508 with 40 fresh fatalities, including 15 deaths reconciled by Kerala.
Six deaths were recorded in Delhi, four in UP, three in Chhattisgarh, two each in Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu, and one each in Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Chandigarh.
In the last 24 hours, 1,94,134 tests were conducted and so far, a total of 92.64 crore total tests conducted according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The active cases were reduced to 51,314.
Active caseload comprises 0.11 percent of the total Covid-19 cases. India’s recovery rate improved to 98.70 percent and the case fatality rate is at 1.18 percent.
The total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 increased to 4,43,56,693, with 9,669 recuperating in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
On Friday, India recorded 7,533 new cases of the infection.
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