India records 4,912 new Covid cases, 37 deaths

New Delhi, September 24: India on Saturday reported 4,912 fresh Covid infections in the past 24 hours against the previous day’s 5,383 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data.

In the same period, 38 more Covid-related deaths took the toll figure to 5,28,487.

Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 44,436 cases, accounting for 0.10 percent of the total positive cases.

The recovery of 5,719 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,90,414. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.71 percent.

Meanwhile, the Daily Positivity rate has been reported to be 1.62 percent and the Weekly Positivity Rate also stands at 1.69 percent.

Also in the same period, a total of 3,03,888 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.33 crores.

Over 4.09 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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