Highlights: India Reports 1,150 New Covid cases

Coronavirus Highlights: The death to climbed to 5,21,751 with four fresh fatalities

New Delhi:

With 1,150 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,42,097, while the active cases increased to 11,558, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death to climbed to 5,21,751 with four fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 192 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.31 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded as 0.27 per cent, according to the ministry.

Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:

Apr 17, 2022 15:03 (IST)

Single-day recoveries surpass fresh COVID-19 cases in Odisha

Single-day recoveries outnumbered new COVID-19 cases in Odisha on Sunday as 19 people were cured of the disease and 10 more tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said.

The coronavirus caseload rose to 12,87,922 in the state and 12,78,641 people have so far recovered from the disease, it said.

Apr 17, 2022 08:44 (IST)

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Apr 17, 2022 07:37 (IST)

China's Shanghai logs 3,238 local COVID-19 cases

China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the municipal health commission said on Sunday.

Xinhua News Agency reported that the city also recorded 21,582 local asymptomatic carriers during that period, as per commission.

Apr 17, 2022 05:49 (IST)

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: On Camera, Shanghai Residents Clash With Police Over Virus Policy
Shanghai residents scuffled with hazmat-suited police ordering them to surrender their homes to Covid-19 patients, videos on social media showed, providing a rare glimpse into rising discontent in the megacity over China's inflexible virus response.

Apr 17, 2022 05:25 (IST)

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi Covid Positivity Up 26% Since Yesterday; 461 New Cases, 2 Deaths

Delhi today reported a COVID-19 positivity rate of 5.33 per cent, up 26 per cent since yesterday. Positivity rate is the number of cases detected per 100 tests.

The national capital also reported 461 new cases today, up 26 per cent since yesterday. Two people have died from Covid in the last 24 hours, government data shows.

Rising cases have led to concerns over schoolchildren. Experts have also called for vaccination of children below 12 who have comorbidities.