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Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 3,205 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

India COVID-19 Highlights : According to the Health Ministry, the daily positivity rate stood at 1.07 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 0.70 per cent.

Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 3,205 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

India Covid Highlights: More than 2,802 people recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours

New Delhi:

India today reported 3,205 new COVID-19 cases, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,30,88,118. The country also recorded 31 new covid-related fatalities, bring the total number of deaths to 523,920.

According to the Health Ministry, the daily positivity rate stood at 1.07 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 0.70 per cent.

More than 2,802 people also recovered from the coronavirus, taking the total number of Covid recoveries in the country to 4,25,44,689.

Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus Cases in India:

May 04, 2022 22:54 (IST)
31 new COVID-19 cases in West Bengal

West Bengal on Wednesday recorded 31 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the tally to 20,18,405, the health department said in its bulletin.

The toll remained unchanged at 21, 202 as no fresh death due to the disease was reported from any part of the state.

As many as 32 more people recuperated from the disease, taking the total recoveries to 19,96,792, the bulletin said.


May 04, 2022 22:36 (IST)
Telangana reports 39 new coronavirus cases

Telangana on Wednesday recorded 39 new COVID-19 cases taking the statewide tally to 7,92,147.

Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 22.

A health department bulletin said 21 people recuperated from the viral infection and the cumulative number of recoveries till date was 7,87,682.

The recovery rate stood at 99.44 per cent. No fresh fatality occurred due to the infectious disease and the death toll continued to be 4,111.

May 04, 2022 22:00 (IST)
Delhi reports 1,354 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death

Delhi reported 1,354 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 7.64 per cent and one fatality due to the disease on Wednesday, according to data shared by the city health department.

A total of 17,732 Covid tests were conducted in the city on Tuesday, it showed.

On Tuesday, the national capital had reported 1,414 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.97 per cent and one death due to the disease.

Delhi had on Monday reported 1,076 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 6.42 per cent. On Sunday, it saw 1,485 cases of the disease as the positivity rate stood at 4.89 per cent.

May 04, 2022 22:00 (IST)
Tamil Nadu logs 37 new COVID-19 infections, zero fatalities

Seven districts, including Chennai, accounted for 37 new COVID-19 infections in Tamil Nadu, pushing the overall caseload to 34,54,095.

Among those tested positive include 24 men and 13 women, the health department said on Wednesday.

The death toll remained unchanged at 38,025 with zero fatalities getting reported in the last 24 hours.

The recoveries increased to 34,15,603 with 58 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 467 active infections, the medical bulletin said.

May 04, 2022 20:58 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Madhya Pradesh logs 34 new COVID-19 cases; active tally rises to 216

With the addition of 34 new cases of coronavirus, the tally of infections in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,41,574 on Wednesday, an official from the state health department said.

At least 21 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the count of recoveries to 10,30,623, while the toll remained unchanged at 10,735, as no fresh fatality was reported, the official said.

The state currently has 216 active cases, with the positivity rate of 0.4 per cent, he said.

As many as 7,617 swab samples were examined during the day, taking the number of tests conducted in the state to 2,91,12,238, the official added.

May 04, 2022 20:54 (IST)
Covid: One death, 63 new cases in Rajasthan

A COVID-19 patient died in Jaipur on Wednesday, taking the death toll from corona infection to 9,553 in Rajasthan, according to an official report.

At the same time, 63 new persons were tested positive for the coronavirus in the state, it said.

Of the 63 fresh cases, 48 are from Jaipur, 7 in Dholpur, 2 in Alwar and Udaipur each, one each in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jodhpur and Sikar.

May 04, 2022 20:34 (IST)
Gujarat sees 18 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 110

Gujarat on Wednesday reported 18 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections to 12,24,404, an official from the state health department said.

With 16 patients getting discharged, the count of recoveries reached 12,13,351, while the toll stood at 10,943, as no new casualties were reported during the day, the official said.

The state is now left with 110 active cases, with two patients on ventilator support, he said.

Of the latest infections, Ahmedabad recorded eight, Vadodara seven and Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar and Morbi saw one case each, the official said.

May 04, 2022 20:07 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Mumbai logs 117 new COVID-19 cases, highest since Feb 25

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 117 new coronavirus positive cases, its highest one-day tally since February 25, which took its overall count to 10,60,187, the city civic body said.

The death toll in the metropolis remained unchanged at 19,563 as nobody succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in its bulletin.

This is for the second consecutive day that the country's financial capital witnessed the number of cases running into three digits. On Tuesday, the city had logged 100 new cases.

Last week also, Mumbai had reported more than 100 infection cases in a row - on April 26 and 27.

May 04, 2022 19:23 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Jammu and Kashmir reports one fresh Covid case in a day

Jammu and Kashmir reported one new Covid case on Wednesday, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,54,073, officials said.

The lone case was reported from the Jammu district, they said.

Jammu and Kashmir has 59 active cases of the viral disease while the number of recoveries has reached 4,49,263, the officials said.
May 04, 2022 09:59 (IST)
Mizoram Reports 44 New COVID-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours

Mizoram today reported 44 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,27,600, a health official said.

The number of deaths remained at 697 as no new Covid-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.

The positivity rate dipped to 7.57 per cent from 10.96 per cent on Tuesday as the fresh cases were detected after testing 581 samples, he said.

There are 433 active cases in the state at present. So far, 2,26,470 people have recovered from the infection, including 86 on Tuesday, he said.
May 04, 2022 09:57 (IST)
Maharashtra's Thane Logs 5 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

With the addition of five new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 7,09,080, an official said today.

These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said, adding that the number of deaths remained unchanged at 11,893.

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent, he added.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,612, while the death count stands at 3,407, another official said.
May 04, 2022 09:56 (IST)
COVID-19 UPDATE - MAY 4

India records 3,205 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Number of Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours: 31

189.48 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive

India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 19,509

Active Covid cases stand at 0.05%

Recovery rate currently at 98.74%

2,802 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,25,44,689

Daily positivity rate (0.98%)

Weekly Positivity Rate (0.76%)

83.89 crore total tests conducted so far; 3,27,327 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
May 04, 2022 08:41 (IST)
Just In: India records 3,205 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 24.8% higher than yesterday.
May 04, 2022 06:30 (IST)
82 Lakh Deaths In 2020 In India, 1.48 Lakh Due To Covid: Centre
As many as 81.2 lakh people died in India in 2020, an increase of 6.2 per cent than 2019 when the country had registered 76.4 lakh deaths, according to data prepared by the Registrar General of India (RGI).
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