Daily Covid Cases Cross 5,000 In India

Daily cases have crossed the 5,000 mark for the first time since September 23, 2022.

The daily positivity rate, an indicator of the spread of the infection, currently stands at 3.32 per cent and the country has an active caseload of 25,587.

The active cases stood at 0.06 percent of the total caseload and the recovery rate is 98.75 percent now.

The past 24 hours witnessed 2,826 recoveries, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,41,82,538.

The continuous rise in daily case counts over the past few weeks has alarmed authorities at the centre and states.

The governments have been holding review meetings to assess the readiness of the health infrastructure to tackle a surge in cases.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told NDTV in an exclusive that the government is prepared to deal with a spike in infections.

ICU beds, oxygen supply, and other critical care arrangements are made, he said, adding that there's a weekly review of preparedness as well.

Cases have increased in Delhi too.

On Wednesday, the National Capital recorded 509 new infections as the positivity rate reached 26.54 percent, which is the highest in the last 15 months.