With 2,380 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,49,974, while the active cases increased to 13,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The number of deaths climbed to 5,22,062 with 56 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 1,093 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.53 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.43 per cent, according to the ministry.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
With 2,380 new coronavirus infections, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,49,974 on Thursday, while the active cases increased to 13,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
Delhi logged 965 fresh Covid cases in a day with a positivity rate of 4.71 per cent while one person died due to the infection, according to data shared by the city health department on Thursday.
The precautionary vaccine dose for Covid will be available for free in all hospitals run by the Delhi government. The free dose will be available to those aged between 18 years and 59 years, the Arvind Kejriwal government has said in the order.
Delhi Schools Won't Shut, Masks To Be A Must As Covid Cases RiseDelhi residents may soon be fined for not wearing masks in public as authorities have been planning to being back the penalty amid a rise in Covid cases in and around the national capital, sources said today.
BA.2.12.1: All You Need To Know About New Omicron BA.2 Sub-VariantThe BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 together accounted for an estimated 93 per cent of new COVID-19 cases last week in the US, according to CDC.
Puducherry recorded zero coronavirus cases on Thursday and the cumulative figure remained 1,65,777.
There was no active case as the one patient in home quarantine recovered and the overall recoveries stood at 1,63,815.
The toll also remained 1,962 as no fresh deaths were reported. The test positivity rate was zero while the fatality and recovery rates were 1.18 percent and 98.82 percent, respectively.
Twelve people have tested positive for COVID-19 at IIT Madras, officials said on Thursday, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in some parts of the country.
Tamil Nadu had reported 31 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, prompting the state's Health Secretary to urge people to wear masks and take coronavirus precautions seriously.
Coronavirus infections have risen sharply in Delhi, Kerala, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra in the last few days.
BA.2.12.1: All You Need To Know About New Omicron BA.2 Sub-VariantThe BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 together accounted for an estimated 93 per cent of new COVID-19 cases last week in the US, according to CDC.
Delhi Schools Won't Shut, Masks To Be A Must As Covid Cases RiseDelhi residents may soon be fined for not wearing masks in public as authorities have been planning to being back the penalty amid a rise in Covid cases in and around the national capital, sources said today.
