India on Thursday reported 6,422 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 4,45,16,479.
The country also reported 19 new Covid related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the death tally to 5,28,250.
India's active caseload currently stands at 46,389 which accounts for 1.4 per cent of the total cases.
The recovery rate currently is at 98.7 per cent. As many as 5,748 recoveries were made in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 4,39,41,840.
Here are the Highlights on Covid-19:
Delhi recorded 116 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.97 per cent and three more fatalities today, according to the data shared by the city health department.
With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,02,145, while the death toll rose to 26,497, according to the bulletin.
According to the latest bulletin, the number of active Covid cases in Delhi stands at 546. A total of 382 patients are in home isolation, the bulletin said, adding that of the 9,286 beds reserved for Covid patients in various city hospitals, 61 are occupied.
There are 79 Covid containment zones in Delhi.
Madhya Pradesh today reported 29 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 10,53,986, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, a health department official said.
The positivity rate, or confirmed cases per 100 tests, stood at 0.5 per cent, he said.
Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 10,53,986, new cases 29, death toll 10,771, recoveries 10,43,023, active cases 192, total tests 2,99,81,684.
As many as 126 new coronavirus infections were detected in Maharashtra's Thane district in the last 24 hours, a health official said on Thursday morning. This took the tally of cases in the district to 7,44,127. There are now 999 active cases in the district.
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