COVID-19: The number of active cases increased to 17,087. (File)
India reported 2,828 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday that took its infection tally to 4,31,53,043, while the number of active cases increased to 17,087, showed Union health ministry data.
The death count climbed to 5,24,586 with 14 fatalities.
A day earlier, the country had reported 2,685 new cases and 33 deaths,
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 779 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
COVID-19 India News: Puducherry Report 5 New CasesPuducherry added five fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Sunday, raising the total infection count to 1,65,854. The health department examined 1,060 samples and detected the new cases. Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release that the active cases were 19 after recovery of three patients. There was no fatality during last 24 hours and the death count remained 1,962. (PTI)
COVID-19 News: Centre To Release Benefits Under PM-CARES For Children Tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the 'PM CARES for Children' on Monday via video-conferencing, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Sunday. The government had launched the initiative on May 29 last year to support children who lost parents, legal guardian, adoptive parents or surviving parent to COVID-19 from March 11, 2020, to February 28, 2022. (PTI)
COVID-19 India News: India Reports 2,828 New Cases In 24 Hours
India reported 2,828 new coronavirus cases and 14 related deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases now stand at 17,087.
Maharashtra Reports First Cases Of New Omicron Sub-VariantsFor the first time, four patients of B.A. 4 variant and three cases of B.A. 5 variants of the Omicron sub-lineage of coronavirus have been found in Maharashtra, an official of the state health department said on Saturday.
All of them had only mild symptoms and were treated at home, he added.
These sub-lineages of Omicron were found in April in some parts of the world including South Africa, but until now no cases had been detected in the state.
Thirty-eight new Covid-19 cases in BengalWest Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,19,291 with 38 fresh cases, a health department bulletin said on Saturday.
The death count remained at 21,203 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, it said.
Forty-one people recuperated from the disease during the period, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,97,747.