Corona: 2,797 New Cases Reported in India

New Delhi: India records 2,797 new corona cases and 24 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

In the same period, the country has recorded 24 more Covid related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,778 as per the report.

Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 29,251 cases, accounting for 0.07 percent of the country’s total positive cases.

The recovery of 3,884 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,51,228. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75 percent.

Meanwhile, India’s Daily Positivity rate has been reported to be 1.05 percent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently also stands at 1.30 percent.

Also in the same period, a total of 2,66,839 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.67 crores.

As of Saturday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 218.93 crores.

Over 4.10 crore adolescents have been administered a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the vaccination drive for this age bracket.

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