India recorded 48,698 coronavirus cases and 1,183 deaths in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Saturday. With this,...
India recorded 48,698 coronavirus cases and 1,183 deaths in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Saturday. With this, the country’s overall count of infections since the pandemic broke out in 2020 rose to 3,01,83,143. The toll increased to 3,94,493.
India’s tally of active cases reduced by 1.97% to 5,95,565, while the number of recoveries reached 2,91,93,085. The active caseload has dropped below the six-lakh mark for the first time in 86 days.
The daily positivity rate was 2.79%, the health ministry said, adding that it was less than 5% for 19 consecutive days. The weekly positivity rate also remained below 5%.
As many as 40,18,11,892 samples have been tested for the coronavirus disease so far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Of this, 17,45,809 samples were tested on Friday alone.
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The Delta variant was responsible for the devastating second wave, which,...
