Coronavirus India: India's COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.74 per cent.
India has reported 3,688 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of infections in the country since the pandemic started to 4,30,75,864.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases increased to 18,684, with 883 new active cases in a 24-hour time span.
The country also reported 50 covid-related deaths today, bringing the total number of Covid fatalities to 5,23,803.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus Cases in India:
49 more people test Covid positive in Tamil Nadu, active caseload rises to 513Despite a decline in daily new Covid cases, active infections rose to 513 in Tamil Nadu with 49 more people testing positive, the health department said on Saturday.
With these new cases, the tally of Covid cases in Tamil Nadu increased to 34,53,932. Among the new cases, 24 are male and 25 female, the bulletin stated.
Chennai accounted for the majority of new cases with 36. Chengalpet recorded six new Covid cases, while Coimbatore, Erode, Kanyakumari, Namakkal, Salem, Tiruvallur and Vellore reported one case each.
The death toll in the state stood at 38,025 as no fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours, it said. On Friday, Tamil Nadu reported 54 new cases and no fatality.
The number of people who have recuperated from the viral disease rose to 34,15,394 with 43 more people getting discharged. Tamil Nadu currently has 513 active Covid cases.
Telangana reports 34 new COVID-19 cases
Telangana on Saturday recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases taking the total caseload to 7,92,012.
Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 26.
No fresh fatalities occurred due to the infectious disease and the death toll continued to be 4,111, a health department bulletin said.
Madhya Pradesh sees 46 COVID-19 cases, 14 recoveriesThe COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,41,460 on Saturday after the detection of 46 cases, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,735, an official said.
The positivity rate stood at 0.5 per cent, while the recovery count increased by 14 to touch 10,30,575, leaving the state with 150 active cases, he added.
With 8,061 samples examined during the day, the number of tests in MP went up to 2,90,83,782, the official said.
Mumbai sees 94 COVID-19 cases, no deathMumbai on Saturday recorded 94 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 10,59,822, while the death count increased by one to touch 19,563, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official.
Till now, 10,39,650 patients have been discharged post recovery, including 71 during the day, leaving the megapolis with 609 active cases.
Maharashtra's Thane District Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death In 24 Hours
With the addition of 12 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra rose to 7,09,035, an official said today.
These cases were reported on Friday.
As the virus claimed the life of one person during the day, the number of deaths in the district stood at 11,893, he said, adding that Thane's mortality rate is 1.67 per cent.
In neighboring Palghar district, the caseload stood at 1,63,612, while the death count is 3,407, another official said.
Delhi Logs 1,607 New COVID-19 Infections In 24 Hours As Cases Surge
Delhi has recorded 1,607 fresh COVID-19 cases with two people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate stood at 5.28 per cent, the city health department said today.
With these new cases, the national capital's overall Covid tally has increased to 18,81,555 while the number of deaths has risen to 26,174.
Delhi on Thursday had recorded 1,490 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.62 per cent, and two deaths.
A total of 30,459 tests were conducted on Thursday, according to the Friday's health bulletin.
The number of patients under home isolation was 3,863 on Friday, the bulletin said, adding that there are 9,581 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals and 148 (1.54 per cent) of them are occupied.
COVID-19 UPDATE - APRIL 30
3,688 new COVID-19 cases recorded in India in the last 24 hours.
India's active Covid caseload currently stands at 18,684.
Number of Covid-related deaths reported in last 24 hours: 50 (Kerala added 45 backlog deaths).
188.89 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery rate currently at 98.74%
2,755 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,25,33,377.
Daily positivity rate (0.74%)
Weekly positivity rate (0.66%)
83.74 crore total Covid tests conducted so far; 4,96,640 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.