New Delhi: India reported 20,799 fresh COVID-19 cases today, a drop of around nine per cent from yesterday's 22,842 cases. During the same period, 180 deaths were recorded according to the Health Ministry.
India's active cases account for less than 1 per cent of total infections, currently at 0.78 per cent -- lowest since March 2020. The active case count stands at 2,64,458, lowest in 200 days.
The national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.89 per cent, highest since March 2020. At least 26,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours took the number of total recoveries to 3,31,21,247.
The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 2.10 per cent, less than 3 per cent for last 35 days. The weekly positivity rate stands at 1.63 per cent.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus:
Oct 04, 2021 12:11 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Puducherry Adds 42 New COVID-19 Cases, Overall Tally Rises To 1,26,587
The union territory of Puducherry logged 42 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,26,587 on Monday. The number of active cases stood at 654 with 106 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and the remaining 548 in home isolation. One more person succumbed to the infection pushing the death count in the union territory to 1,842.
Oct 04, 2021 10:37 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Andaman & Nicobar Reports 1 New COVID-19 Case
Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported one new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally in the union territory to 7,623 on Monday. The Archipelago now has nine active COVID-19 cases, while 7,485 people have recovered from the disease, including one person on Sunday.
Oct 04, 2021 08:55 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 281 New COVID-19 Cases In Thane, 4 Related Deaths
Thane has reported 281 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,60,175 on Monday. Besides these new cases recorded on Sunday, the virus also claimed the lives of four more people, which pushed the death count in the district to 11,420.