India recorded a total of 20,279 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's overall Covid tally to 4,38,88,755. The active cases increased to 1,52,200, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The death count climbed to 5,26,033 with 36 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.35 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.45 per cent, the ministry said.
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The recovery count stood increased by 465 and stood at 11,45,183, leaving the state with 3,890 active cases, he said.
Delhi on Monday logged 463 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities as the positivity rate climbed to 8.18%, highest in over a month, according to city health department data.
This is the third consecutive day the positivity rate has remained above 5% in the city.
The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 2,548 from 2,696 the previous day. As many as 1,939 Covid patients are under home isolation, the bulletin showed.
Gujarat on Monday reported 633 fresh covid cases, raising its overall tally to 12,49,117, while no new death was reported, the health department said.
With 731 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, their cumulative count rose to 12,32,544, it said.
The state's Covid death numbers remained unchanged at 10,960, said the department in a release.
The number of active cases now stands at 5,613, of which ten patients are in critical condition, said the release.
Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded 1,903 new Coronavirus positive cases and continued to maintain a slight decline, taking the overall tally to 35,34,246 infections, PTI reported.
The number of active cases too dropped to 15,093 from 15,409 a day ago. On Sunday the State saw 1,945 new infections.
There was no casualty today and the toll remained at 38,032.
A total of 2,219 COVID-19 positive patients were discharged following treatment today and the net recoveries increased to 34,81,121.
The state had recorded 1,817 cases and six deaths on the previous day.
The number of active cases dipped to 22,657 from 24,329 on the previous day as 2,759 people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 20,42,499The positivity rate stood at 3.1 per cent, he added.
The recovery count increased by 179 and reached 10,36,185, leaving the state with 1,589 active cases.
The death numbers stood at 4,763 with no fresh fatality reported, the officials said.
There are 3,379 active cases of the disease in the Union territory at present, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,52,416.The state now has 101 active cases, while 33,342 people have recovered from the disease so far, including seven in the last 24 hours.
A total of 18,53,895 doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the state till Sunday, the official said.
Sikkim reported 50 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 41,256, a health department bulletin said on Monday.
The COVID-19 death toll remained at 468 as no fresh fatality was reported, it said.
The daily positivity rate now is 21.27 per cent as 50 new cases were detected out of 235 samples tested.
With the addition 21 new cases of coronavirus, the tally of infections in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose to 4,79,157 on Monday, an official said to PTI.
As many as 99 patients were discharged during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 4,69,621, while the death numbers remained unchanged at 8,902, he said.
The number of active cases stood at 1,231 including 23 patients in hospitals and 1,208 patients in home quarantine.
The official said 151 patients recovered during the last 24 hours while the overall recoveries rose to 1,66,983.
There were no fresh fatalities and the death toll remained at 1,965.
All the cases were reported from Leh district, they said.
So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, the officials said.
India Reports 16,866 New Covid Cases, 41 Virus-Related DeathsIndia reported 16,866 fresh COVID-19 cases, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
