New Delhi: India recorded 12,213 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,32,57,730.
India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 58,215, the Health Ministry said.
India also reported 11 Covid-related fatalities on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths to 5,24,803.
With 7,624 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries have reached 4,26,74,712.
The daily positivity rate stands at 2.35 per cent while the weekly positivity rate at 2.38 per cent. The national recovery rate was 98.65 per cent. The cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered across India has exceeded 195.67 crore.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Jun 16, 2022 10:20 (IST)
12,213 fresh Covid cases in India, 38.4% higher than yesterday
Jun 16, 2022 10:14 (IST)
5 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Andamans
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,063 on Thursday as five more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
Four new patients have travel history, while one fresh infection was detected during contact tracing, it said.
The Union territory now has 10 active cases, while 9,924 people have recovered from the disease and 129 patients have succumbed to the infection to date.
The administration has thus far tested over 7.45 lakh samples for COVID-19 and fully vaccinated 3.40 lakh people.