COVID-19 Higlights: India reported 4 new Covid-related deaths in the last 24 horus.
With 1,994 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,42,742, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 23,432, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
The death count due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,28,961 with four more fatalities, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. The active cases account for 0.05 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 611 cases was recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, it added.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.24 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.99 per cent, according to the health ministry.
Here are the highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
Chhattisgarh Sees 9 COVID-19 CasesChhattisgarh on Sunday reported nine COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 1.19 per cent, taking the tally to 11,77,374, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,141, an official said.The recovery count rose by 19 and stood at 11,62,962, leaving the state with 271 active cases, he said.
No coronavirus case was reported in 22 districts, the official added.
Telangana Records 69 New COVID-19 CasesTelangana on Sunday recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,39,640.Hyderabad district saw the highest number of cases with 43.
A COVID-19 bulletin said 70 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries till date was 8,34,987.
Mumbai Logs 118 New COVID-19 CasesMumbai on Sunday reported 118 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 11,53,417. No fresh fatality was reported.Of the 118 fresh cases, 100 are asymptomatic, a civic health bulletin said.
Mumbai is now left with 937 active cases.
Madhya Pradesh Sees 16 New COVID-19 CasesThe COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,54,682 on Sunday after the detection of 16 cases at a positivity rate of 0.5 per cent, a health official said.Incidentally, only one vaccine dose was administered during the day in the entire state, the official said, adding the jab was given in Gwalior.
The death toll remained unchanged at 10,775, while the recovery count increased by 18 to touch 10,43,796, leaving the state with 111 active cases, he said.
Karnataka on Sunday reported 82 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the total infections and fatalities to 40,67,953 and 40,254 respectively, the health department said.The active cases stood at 2,326, the bulletin said.
Bengaluru Urban district accounted for the maximum number of 38 cases. Other districts too reported fresh infections including eight in Mysuru, seven in Dakshina Kannada and six in Hassan.
Gujarat Sees 91 New COVID-19 CasesGujarat on Sunday reported 91 COVID-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 12,76,531, while the death toll stood unchanged at 11,038, a health official said.The recovery count rose by 58 and touched 12,64,895, leaving the state with an active caseload of 598, he said.
Ahmedabad led with 62 of the new cases, followed by 17 in Surat, five in Vadodara, among other districts, he added.
Bengal Records 75 New COVID-19 CasesWest Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 21,17,701 on Sunday as 75 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.No fresh fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours.
The state now has 1,351 active cases, while 20,94,823 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 124 in the last 24 hours, it said, adding the discharge rate was at 98.92 per cent.
Tamil Nadu Logs 206 New COVID-19 CasesTamil Nadu has reported 206 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 35,90,658 the Health department has said.There were no fresh fatalities and the overall death toll remained unchanged at 38,048 a medical bulletin said here on Sunday.
69 new COVID-19 cases in Thane
As many as 69 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,46,351, a health official said on Sunday. With the addition of the latest numbers on Saturday, there are currently 477 active COVID-19 cases in the district, which is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said.
India's Covid tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 2020, 40 lakh on September 5, 2020 and 50 lakh on September 16, 2020.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.24 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.99 per cent, according to the health ministry.
Active cases in India decline to 23,432
With 1,994 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,42,742, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 23,432, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
The death count due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,28,961 with four more fatalities, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. The active cases account for 0.05 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 611 cases was recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, it added