COVID-19 highlights: Active cases further declined to 47, 945 according to the Health Ministry. (File)
New Delhi: India recorded 5,072 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4.44 crore while the active cases further declined to 47, 945 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The country also reported seven Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of casualties to 5.28 lakh.
A decline of 905 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Here are the highlights on Covid-19:
Odisha logs 245 new COVID-19 casesOdisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 13,30,240 on Sunday as 245 more people, including 43 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
The toll rose to 9,185 as one more person succumbed to the disease, it said, adding that fifty-three other COVID-19 patients have died due to comorbidities so far.
Odisha had reported 269 infections on Saturday.
Puducherry adds 63 new Covid-19 cases, overall tally rises to 1,73,364The union territory of Puducherry logged 63 fresh Covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours pushing the overall tally to 1,73,364, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Sunday.
The Puducherry region alone accounted for 46 of the 63 cases while Karaikal logged 17, Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release. The Mahe and Yanam regions had nil case of infection.
The number of active cases stood at 336 which included 11 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals while the remaining 325 were in home quarantine.
144 new COVID-19 cases in ThaneAs many as 144 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,43,735, a health official said on Sunday. With the addition of the latest numbers on Saturday, the district, which is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, currently has 1,421 active COVID-19 cases, he said.
The COVID-19 death toll in Thane remained unchanged at 11,953. The recovery count has reached 7,30,970, he added.
Active Covid cases decline to 47, 945 from 48,850:Union Health Ministry
India Logs 5,072 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths In A Day
India recorded 5,072 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4.44 crore while the active cases further declined to 47, 945 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.