Covid-19 Cases in India: The recovery rate was recorded at 96.70 per cent.
India on Wednesday reported 71,365 fresh Covid cases in India, taking the total number of infections to 4,24,10,976.
According to the Health Ministry, the positivity rate fell to 4.5 per cent.
The number of deaths climbed to 5,05,279 with 1,217 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 2.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96.70 per cent, the ministry said.
A reduction of 1,02,063 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
COVID-19 India News: West Bengal Reports 884 New Cases, 28 More Deaths
West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,08,133 today after 884 new infections, 148 more than the previous day's count, were registered, the health department said in its bulletin. It said that 28 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the death count to 20,912. The positivity rate, which was 1.87 per cent on Tuesday, increased slightly to 1.89 per cent. The number of active cases now is 15,395. (PTI)
COVID-19 India News: Chhattisgarh Reports 1,219 New Cases, 10 More Deaths
Chhattisgarh today reported 1,219 new COVID-19 cases, which raised its tally to 11,42,986, while 10 patients died due to the infection, pushing the death count to 13,971, an official said. The state's positivity rate is 3.29 per cent, he said. The number of recoveries reached 11,18,420 after 128 people were discharged from hospitals and 1,912 completed their home isolation during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 10,595. (PTI)
COVID-19 India News: Delhi Reports 1,317 New Cases, 13 Deaths; Positivity Rate 2.11%
Delhi today reported 1,317 new coronavirus cases at a positivity rate of 2.11 per cent, besides 13 more deaths. There are now 6,304 active cases in the city.
COVID-19 India News: Mumbai Reports 441 New Cases, 9 More Deaths
Mumbai today reported 441 new coronavirus cases and nine more deaths. The positivity rate stands at 1.16 per cent. There are now 4,096 active cases in the city. Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 7,142 new cases and 92 deaths, with the state now having 82,893 active cases. The state's positivity rate is 5.21%.
COVID-19 India News: Tamil Nadu Reports 3,971 New Cases, 742 From Chennai
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday added 3,971 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the total tally to 34,24,476 while 28 more deaths took the death count to 37,837, the health department said. Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 16,473 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 33,09,032 leaving 77,607 active infections, a medical bulletin said. Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for the majority of new infections with 742 and 726 cases, respectively, while the remaining was spread across other districts. (PTI)
AIIMS Discontinues Routine Covid Testing Before Inpatient Hospitalisations, Surgeries
The AIIMS, Delhi today announced discontinuation of routine COVID-19 testing before inpatient hospitalisations, surgeries and non-interventional procedures. AIIMS medical superintendent Dr D K Sharma, through a circular, requested the chiefs and in-charges of all centres, clinical and diagnostic departments to bring to the notice of all faculty/resident doctors/technical staff and nursing staff that "this is no longer required for any such routine COVID-19 testing prior to any inpatient hospitalisation and/or any invasive/non-invasive procedure/imaging on any patient". (PTI)
COVID-19 India News: Andhra Pradesh Reports 1,679 New Covid Cases, 2 Deaths
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh dropped below 50,000 to 46,119 today. Active cases were at 54,040 yesterday. The latest bulletin said the state recorded 1,679 new cases, 9,598 recoveries and two deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday. The gross coronavirus positives increased to 23,08,622, recoveries to 22,47,824 and deaths 14,679, the bulletin said. (PTI)
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COVID-19 India News: Meghalaya Logs 125 Fresh Cases, 2 More Deaths
Meghalaya today reported 125 fresh COVID-19 cases, 23 less than the previous day, which pushed the total tally to 92,646, said a senior health department official. The coronavirus death count also rose to 1,554 with two more deaths, he said. The northeastern state now has 1,098 active cases, while 89,994 patients have so far recovered from the disease. (PTI)
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