New Delhi: India has recorded 8,586 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of Covid cases to 4,43,57,546.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the country also recorded 48 deaths due to Covid, bringing the total number of fatalities to 5,27,416.
The active cases comprise 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.59 per cent, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.15 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.59 per cent, the ministry said.
Here are the Highlights of Coronavirus:
Aug 23, 2022 15:13 (IST)
Ladakh Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
Ladakh has reported seven new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 29,158, officials said today.
Ten patients, including eight from Leh and two from Kargil, were cured and discharged from hospitals, they said.
With this, the total recoveries stand at 28,858, they said.
Of the new cases, six were reported from Leh and one from Kargil, officials said.
So far, 229 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 169 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to the officials.
The number of active COVID-19 cases has gone up to 71 in Ladakh -- 64 from Leh and 7 from Kargil.
Aug 23, 2022 11:58 (IST)
Maharashtra's Thane Logs 257 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
As many as 257 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection tally to 7,39,034, a health official said today.
With the addition of the latest numbers on Monday, the district currently has 2,016 active COVID-19 cases, he said.
The death count stood in the district remained unchanged at 11,938.
The recovery count has gone up to 7,25,559, he added.
Aug 23, 2022 11:36 (IST)
COVID-19 UPDATE - AUGUST 23
India recorded 8,586 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in last 24 hours: 48
India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 96,506
29,25,342 Covid vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours
210.31 crore total vaccine doses (94.02 crore second dose and 14.07 crore booster dose) have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive
Active cases stand at 0.22%
Recovery rate currently at 98.59%
9,680 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,37,33,624
Daily positivity rate (2.19%)
Weekly positivity rate (3.31%)
88.31 crore total tests conducted so far; 3,91,281 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
