7,240 New Covid-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours

The daily positivity rate was observed at 1.62 per cent!

New Delhi: On Friday, India reported a total of 7,240 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 4,31,97,522, the Health Ministry said.

On Thursday, The daily positivity rate of 1.62 per cent was observed, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded to be 0.91 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

The active COVID-19 cases rose to 32,498 and the number of deaths due to Covid climbed to 5,24,723 with 8 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the government data.

India reported 5,233 new Coronavirus cases on Wednesday, 41 per cent more than a day ago, as infections soared sharply in some states.

Daily coronavirus infections in India crossed 5,000 after 93 days, taking the total tally of active cases to 28,857, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The number of deaths climbed to 5,24,715 with seven fresh fatalities, government data updated at 8 am stated. India has reported 4.31 crore Covid cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

The surge was led by Maharashtra, which recorded 1,881 new coronavirus cases last evening, a huge 81 per cent jump and the highest since February 18.

The state also reported one case of B.A.5 variant, the state health department said.

State capital Mumbai alone accounted for 1,242 new cases, almost double the Monday's count.

India's daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.67 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.12 per cent, according to the government.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.