New Delhi: India recorded 3,712 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,64,544. The active cases also increased to 19,509, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The number of death due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,24,641 with 5 fatalities in the last 24 hours.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 1,123 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.60 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.56 per cent, according to the ministry.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Jun 02, 2022 20:35 (IST)
7 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Jammu And Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,54,262, officials said here.
Four cases were reported from Jammu district while two cases were detected in Srinagar district, the officials said here.
There are 56 active cases of the disease in the union territory, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,49,452, they said.
The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory stands at 4,752 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours.
Jun 02, 2022 12:21 (IST)
Maharashtra's Thane District Reports 155 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
With the addition of 155 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra rose to 7,10,243, an official said today.
These cases were reported on Wednesday.
As nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, the death count in the district remained unchanged at 11,895, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate of the district is 1.67 per cent.
In neighbouring Palghar district, the caseload stood at 1,63,612, while the number of deaths is 3,407, another official said.
Jun 02, 2022 10:58 (IST)
Two Active COVID-19 Cases In Andamans
Two COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a health bulletin said today.
The coronavirus tally remained unchanged at 10,046 as no fresh infection was detected, it said.
One more person was cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 9,915. A total of 129 patients have succumbed to the infection to date.
The administration has thus far tested over 7.38 lakh samples for COVID-19, and fully vaccinated 3.39 lakh people.
Jun 02, 2022 09:18 (IST)
COVID-19 UPDATE - JUNE 2
India records 3,712 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Number of Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours: 5
India's active Covid caseload currently stands at 19,509
193.70 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive
Active cases stand at 0.05%
Recovery rate currently at 98.74%
2,584 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases total recoveries to 4,26,20,394
Daily positivity rate (0.84%)
Weekly positivity rate (0.67%)
85.13 crore total tests conducted so far; 4,41,989 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Jun 02, 2022 09:13 (IST)
Just-In: India records 3,712 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 35% higher than the day before