India reported at least 12,847 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's COVID-19 tally to 4,32,70,577.
India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 63,063, the Health Ministry said.
With 14 new Covid-related fatalities on Friday, country's total number of deaths rose to 5,24,817.
With 7,985 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries have reached 4,26,82,697.
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:
Delhi reported 1,797 coronavirus cases and one fatality due to the infection, while the positivity rate rose to 8.18 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here on Friday.
This is the third consecutive day that Delhi has recorded over 1,300 cases in a day. The capital has logged more than 1,000 daily cases for the fourth day on the trot.
Hong Kong's coronavirus case numbers are showing signs of rebounding, city chief executive Carrie Lam said on Friday, days after reintroducing more restrictions ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city's transfer to Chinese rule.
The COVID-19 tally in Nashik increased by 28 to reach 4,76,334 on Friday, while the death toll stood unchanged at 8,899, an official said.So far, 4,67,317 persons have been discharged post recovery, including 22 during the day, leaving the district with 118 active cases, he added.
The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Mumbai jumped over 15 percent twice in the current week, civic officials said on Friday, as the metropolis battles a fresh surge in cases after the third wave of the pandemic waned earlier this year.
One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the coronavirus caseload of the Union territory to 10,064 on Friday, a health bulletin said. There are now 11 active cases in the archipelago, while 9,924 people have recovered from the disease, and 129 patients have died because of the infection to date.
Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 934 new coronavirus positive cases, which took its infection count to 7,17,090, an official said on Friday. These cases were recorded on Thursday, a day after the district saw 852 infections. On Tuesday, the district had recorded 607 cases.
India reported at least 12,847 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's COVID-19 tally to 4,32,70,577.
India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 63,063, the Health Ministry said.
With 14 new Covid-related fatalities on Friday, country's total number of deaths rose to 5,24,817.
With 7,985 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries have reached 4,26,82,697.
A total of 3,661,899 precaution doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to those aged 18-59 years till 7 am, according to the Health Ministry's data
