Deaths due to Covid-19 climbed to 5,24,757!
New Delhi: On Saturday, 11 June 2022, India reported a total of 8,329 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. The new additions have taken the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,32,13,435.
On Friday, The daily positivity rate of 2.41 percent was observed, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded to be 1.75 percent, the Health Ministry said.
The active COVID-19 cases rose to 40,370 and the number of deaths due to Covid climbed to 5,24,757 with 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the government data.
Meanwhile, On Friday, Mumbai reported 1,956 fresh COVID-19 cases and no deaths, a circular issued by civic officials said. This is the highest single-day rise since January 23.
Mumbai, in the first week of June, reported almost double the number of cases it had reported in the entire May.
On Thursday, Mumbai reported 1,702 new cases. The case tally in India's financial capital rose to 10,77,199, a civic official said.
The death toll stood at 19,570. The number of active cases rose from 7,898 a day earlier to 9,191 on Friday.
The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, also went above the 10 per cent mark after a long time, and stood at 12.74 per cent. On Thursday, it was 9.64 per cent. The recovery count increased by 763 in the last 24 hours to reach 10,48,438, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.
Between June 1 to 10, the metropolis reported 11,397 COVID-19 cases, while in May it had added only 5,979 cases. The city also reported four deaths in the initial 10 days of June against three deaths in May.
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