COVID-19 Highlights: India reported 10 new Covid-related deaths in the last 24 horus.
India saw a single-day rise of 2,119 new infections taking the coronavirus tally to 4,46,38,636, while the number of active cases has declined to 25,037, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death count has climbed to 5,28,953 with 10 fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said.
A decrease of 473 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.13 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.97 per cent, according to the health ministry.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
Chhattisgarh Records 30 COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Chhattisgarh on Saturday reported 30 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 1.23 per cent, taking the tally to 11,77,365, while the death toll increased by one to reach 14,141, an official said.
Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 11,77,365, new cases 30, death toll 14,141, recovered 11,62,943, active cases 281, today tests 2,435, total tests 1,87,21,886.
Gujarat Records 62 COVID-19 CasesGujarat on Saturday reported 62 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the state to 12,76,440, while the death toll remained unchanged at 11,038, an official said.
Ahmedabad led with 26 cases, followed by 14 in Surat, seven in Vadodara, among other districts, he added.
Mumbai Logs 146 New COVID-19 Cases, Active Tally At 986Mumbai on Saturday recorded 146 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 11,53,299, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
With a recovery rate of 98.2 per cent, Mumbai is left with 986 active cases, it stated.
Of the latest cases, only 13 patients were symptomatic.
Maharashtra Sees 387 COVID-19 Cases, 1 DeathMaharashtra on Saturday reported 387 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the state's tally to 81,27,259 and the toll to 1,48,379, a health official said.
Coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Positive cases 8127259; fresh cases 387; death toll 148379; recoveries 79,79,019; active cases 2496; total tests 8,51,62,544.
Odisha Logs 57 New COVID-19 CasesOdisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,35,808 on Saturday as 57 more people, including eight children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.Odisha now has 448 active cases, while 13,26,105 people have recovered from the disease to date, including 74 in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra Reports 402 Covid Cases
Maharashtra on Friday reported 402 Covid cases, which took the tally in the state to 81,29,507, while the total death count remained unchanged at 1,48,378, a health official said.
The recovery count rose by 485 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,78,562, leaving the state with an active tally of 2,567, he said.
Mumbai accounted for 161 of the new cases, the official added.
State health department data revealed the recovery rate was 98.14 per cent and the fatality rate stood at 1.82 per cent.
Tamil Nadu Reports 222 New Covid Cases
Tamil Nadu on Friday reported 222 new Covid cases, pushing the statewide tally to 35,90,238, the health department said.
There were no fresh fatalities and the overall death count in the state remained unchanged at 38,048, a medical bulletin said here.
As many as 410 people recovered in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 35,48,686 leaving 3,504 active infections in the state.
Six districts logged the majority of new cases with Chennai leading at 55 while the remaining districts reported new infections below 10. Karur, Perambalur, Theni, and Tirupathur, recorded zero new cases each.
Mumbai Reports 161 Covid Cases, 0 Deaths
Mumbai on Friday reported 161 new coronavirus infections and zero Covid-related deaths, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.
It took the tally of Covid cases in the city to 11,53,153, and the total death count to 19,738.
On Thursday, Mumbai logged 147 new Covid cases and zero fatalities.
As many as 5,900 coronavirus tests were conducted since the previous evening. The tally of tests conducted so far went up to 1,84,18,471.
A day before, 5,122 Covid tests were conducted in the city.
India Covid Cases: India Records 2,119 New Covid Cases, 5 Deaths In 24 HoursIndia saw a single-day rise of2,119 new infections, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,46,38,636, while the number of active cases declined to25,037, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
2,119 New Coronavirus Cases In IndiaIndia saw a single-day rise of 2,119 new infections taking the coronavirus tally to 4,46,38,636, while the number of active cases has declined to 25,037, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death count has climbed to 5,28,953 with 10 fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said.