Dynamite News India logs 41,157 new COVID-19 cases, 518 deaths
India recorded 41,157 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 2.13 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
New Delhi: India recorded 41,157 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 2.13 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
The daily positivity rate has been below 3 per cent for 27 consecutive days. The active cases further declined to 4,22,660, taking the weekly positivity rate to 2.08 per cent. The national COVID-19 recovery rate remained constant at 97.31 per cent. The active cases constitute 1.36 per cent of total cases.
The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 4,13,609 with 518 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours.
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India witnessed 42,004 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery tally to 3,02,69,796. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 44,39,58,663 samples were tested for COVID-19 up to July 17, and out of these, 19,36,709 samples were tested yesterday.
The Union Health Ministry has informed that the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 40,49,31,715. (ANI)
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