India reports 38,949 new COVID-19 cases, 542 deaths in last 24 hours
India reported 38,949 new COVID-19 cases, 40,026 recoveries and 542 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
New Delhi: India reported 38,949 new COVID-19 cases, 40,026 recoveries and 542 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
A total of 3,10,26,829 positive COVID cases have been reported so far, including 3,01,83,876 recoveries and 4,12,531 deaths.
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India's active caseload is currently at 4,30,422. The active cases constitute 1.39 per cent of the total.
The recovery rate has increased to 97.28 percent.
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The weekly positivity rate remains below 5 percent and is currently at 2.14 percent. The daily positivity rate is at 1.99 percent, less than 3 percent for 25 consecutive days. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 44,00,23,239 samples have been tested for COVID so far. Of these, 19,55,910 samples were tested yesterday.
A total of 39,53,43,767 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country so far, including 38,78,078 in the last 24 hours. (ANI)