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This Article is From Oct 17, 2022

Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 2,401 New Cases In 24 Hours

The active cases account for 0.06 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

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Updated : October 17, 2022 5:43 am IST

The active cases account for 0.06 per cent of the total caseload. (File photo)

New Delhi:

With 2,401 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,28,828, while the number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 26,625, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

The death count due to the viral disease has risen to 5,28,895 with 21 more fatalities, including 16 reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.

The active cases account for 0.06 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of seven cases was recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, it added.

Here are the Live Updates on coronavirus cases in India:

Oct 16, 2022 23:15 (IST)
115 New Cases in Delhi

Delhi on Sunday recorded 115 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 1.59 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department here.

No new fatality was reported due to the viral disease.

With these new cases, the capital's Covid tally has climbed to 20,04,902 while the death toll stands at 26,506, the department said in its latest bulletin.

The new cases were detected from 7,243 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Saturday recorded 135 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.12 per cent. On Friday, it saw 112 new cases with a positivity rate of 1.75 per cent.
Oct 16, 2022 21:40 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Sees 16 COVID-19 Cases, No Death

Chhattisgarh on Sunday reported 16 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 1.69 per cent, taking the tally to 11,77,112, while the toll remained unchanged at 14,139, an official said.

The state was left with 423 active cases after the recovery count rose by 20 and stood at 11,62,550, he said.

With 949 samples examined during the day, the overall number of coronavirus tests in the state went up to 1,86,99,664, he added.

Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 11,77,112, new cases 16, death toll 14,139, recovered 11,62,550, active cases 423, today tests 949, total tests 1,86,99,664. PTI COR BNM BNM
Oct 16, 2022 21:39 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Sees 20 COVID-19 cases, No Death

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,54,565 on Sunday after the detection of 20 cases at a positivity rate of 0.5 per cent, a health official said.

The toll remained at 10,775, while the recovery count increased by 19 to touch 10,43,678, leaving the state with 112 active cases, he said.

With 3,722 samples examined during the day, the number of coronavirus tests in MP went to 3,00,97,921, he added.
Oct 16, 2022 20:46 (IST)
Maharashtra Sees 440 COVID-19 Cases, One Death

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 440 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally to 81,27,699 and toll to 1,48,372, a health department official said.

The lone death was in Akola, while Mumbai circle accounted for 275 of the new cases, followed by Pune 64, Nagpur 34, Nashik 31, Aurangabad 18, Kolhapur nine, Latur five and Akola four, he said.

The recovery count increased by 437 to reach 79,76,507, leaving the state with an active caseload of 2,820, he said.
Oct 16, 2022 20:38 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Logs 279 New COVID-19 Cases

Tamil Nadu has reported 279 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the tally to 35,89,013 while the toll remained unchanged at 38,048 with zero fresh fatalities, the Health Department said on Sunday.

As many as 326 people recovered from the contagion in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 35,46,850 and leaving 4,115 active cases, a bulletin said.

Chennai accounted for most of the new cases at 67 while the remaining infections were spread across other districts.

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Oct 16, 2022 19:34 (IST)
Mumbai Sees 167 COVID-19 Cases, No death

Mumbai on Sunday added 167 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 11,52,480, while the toll remained unchanged at 19,738, a civic official said.

Of the new cases, only 14 are symptomatic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added.

The recovery count rose by 172 to touch 11,31,604, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,138, he said.
Oct 16, 2022 15:43 (IST)
77 New Covid Cases In Odisha

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,35,454 on Sunday as 77 more people, including seven children, tested positive for the virus, a health department bulletin said.

The COVID-19 toll rose to 9,201 as a 60-year-old woman succumbed to the disease in Sundargarh district. Besides, 53 other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far, the bulletin said.

Odisha now has 606 active COVID-19 cases, while 13,25,594 people have recovered from the disease, including 75 in the last 24 hours, it added.
Oct 16, 2022 11:11 (IST)
69 new COVID-19 cases in Thane; active tally at 488
As many as 69 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,45,891, a health official said on Sunday. With the addition of the latest cases on Saturday, there are currently 488 active COVID-19 cases in Thane, which is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said.
Oct 16, 2022 10:47 (IST)
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.04 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.05 per cent, according to the ministry.
Oct 16, 2022 10:38 (IST)
Number of active COVID-19 cases in India goes up to 26, 625 from 26,618: Union health ministry
Oct 16, 2022 10:37 (IST)
With 2,401 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbs to 4,46,28,828; death count goes up to 5,28,895: Union health ministry



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