With 2,706 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,55,749, while the active cases increased to 17,698, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death count climbed to 5,24,611 with 25 fresh fatalities.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 779 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.60 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.56 per cent, according to the ministry.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Telangana on Monday recorded 42 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,93,218 so far.
Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 33.
A Health Department bulletin said 45 people recuperated from the infection, raising the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,88,691.
The recovery rate stood at 99.43 per cent.
With this, the national capital's COVID-19 tally increased to 19,06,523 and the death toll climbed to 26,209.
A total of 8,768 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the national capital the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin.
The COVID-19 caseload in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,42,563 on Monday after 45 persons were detected with the infection, while the death toll stood without change at 10,736, an official said.
The positivity rate was 0.6 per cent, while the recovery count increased by 32 to touch 10,31,509, leaving the state with 318 active cases, he said.
With 7,443 samples examined during the day, the number of coronavirus tests carried out in Madhya Pradesh went up to 2,92,99,693, the official added.
Gujarat reported 34 COVID-19 cases on Monday, which took its tally to 12,25,157, while the death toll stayed unchanged at 10,944, a state health department official said.
So far, 12,13,997 persons have been discharged post recovery, including 26 during the day, leaving the state with an active caseload of 216, he said.
Mumbai on Monday reported 318 COVID-19 cases, the fifth day in a row when the addition to the tally was above 300, taking the infection caseload here to 10,65,296, while the death toll stood unchanged at 19,566.
A total of 23,512 people died due to COVID-19 in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government told the assembly on Monday.
The government's reply came during the Question Hour after Samajwadi Party (SP) member Manoj Paras sought to know from the government the number of casualties during the pandemic.
Earlier in the day, SP member Ravidas Mehrotra had claimed that 18.17 lakh people had died in the state due to the infection.
Refuting this, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the health portfolio, said 23,512 people died in hospitals, home isolation and in quarantine centres since the outbreak of the pandemic till May 12 this year.
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The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.74 per cent, the Health ministry said. An increase of 611 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
2,706 New COVID-19 Cases In India, 25 Virus-Related Deaths In A DayWith 2,706 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,55,749, while the active cases increased to 17,698, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
With 2,706 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,55,749, while the active cases increased to 17,698, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death count climbed to 5,24,611 with 25 fresh fatalities.
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