COVID-19 Highlights: The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.35 per cent.
India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 4,46,46,880 with 1,112 fresh infections while the number of active cases came down to 20,821, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death don't due to the viral disease climbed to 5,28,987 with one new fatality, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.77 per cent, the ministry said.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
Karnataka Records 82 Covid Cases
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 82 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the cumulative tally in the state to 40,68,193, the health department said.
There were no COVID-19 fatalities and the death count due to the virus remained the same at 40,242.
Also, 271 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 40,25,944, according to a health bulletin. The active cases count stood at 1,953, the bulletin said.
Bengaluru Urban district accounted for the maximum number of 57 cases. Other districts too reported fresh infections.
According to the COVID-19 bulletin issued by the department, 20 districts reported zero infections and zero fatalities.
A total of 4,367 samples were tested in the state including 2,507 using RT-PCR methods, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined across the state to 6.94 crore.
The number of COVID vaccinations administered in the state rose to more than 12 crore, with 372 people being inoculated on Wednesday, it said.
Madhya Pradesh Sees 11 COVID-19 Cases,
The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,54,705 on Wednesday with the detection of 11 fresh cases, a health official said.
The death count remained unchanged at 10,775 as no casualty was reported during the past 24 hours, the official said.
The case positivity rate stood at 1.2 per cent, he said.
The recovery count increased by 13 to touch 10,43,837, leaving the state with 93 active cases, the official said.
As 859 samples were examined during the day, the number of tests in the state went up to 3,01,26,101.
A government release said 13,34,93,639 anti-coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state, including 813 on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu Logs 183 New COVID-19 Cases
Tamil Nadu registered 183 fresh Covid-19 infections on Wednesday while the active cases continued to drop.
The active cases slipped to 2,533 from 2,736 on Tuesday, according to a bulletin. Both the daily additions and the active cases were on the decline over the past many days.
As many as 386 people were cured of the disease today.
There was no virus-related death, the bulletin said.
As many as 35,91,226 people tested positive so far. The total recoveries stood at 35,50,645.
The State recorded 38,048 deaths till date.
Puducherry Records 33 New COVID-19 Cases
Puducherry recorded 33 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the overall caseload to 1,75,273.
Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release that 825 samples were examined and 33 new cases were detected.
While Puducherry region alone saw 17 out of the 33 new cases, Karaikal reported 15 and Yanam one new infection. Mahe an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala had zero cases.