Downward Trend In Daily Covid Infections Continues As India Reports 1.20 Lakh New Cases At 58-Day Low

New Delhi: India has recorded 1,20,529 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours and along with this, 3,380 people have lost their lives to the pandemic.

Meanwhile, 1,97,894 patients have recovered from Coronavirus disease.

According to the latest data by the Ministry of Health, 1,20,529 new Covid cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The previous low in this regard was registered on 6 April with about 1.15 lakh. 

Active Cases have decreased by 80,745 in the last 24 hours. On a sustained downward slope, India’s Active Caseload further decreased to 15,55,248; less than 2 Lakh since 9 successive days.

Today, for the 23rd consecutive day, there have been more recoveries than new cases of coronavirus. 

Total Covid Cases: 2,86,94,879
Total Discharge: 2,67,95,549
Total Active Cases: 15,55,248
Total Deaths: 3,44,22

There has been a steady decline in new Coronavirus cases recorded in the country, however, the number of fatalities continues to be a cause of concern.

The death rate in the country is 1.19 percent while the recovery rate has exceeded 93 percent. Active cases have come down to less than 6 percent. India ranks second in the world in terms of active cases. India also ranks second in terms of the total number of infected.

The weekly Positivity Rate currently is at 6.89 percent. Daily positivity rate further dips to 5.78 percent, less than 10 percent for 12 consecutive days. Steady continuous increase in national Recovery Rate which stands at 93.38 percent today.

With substantially ramped up Testing capacity, more than 36.1 cr tests total conducted so far. 

22.78 Crore Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.

Meanwhile, Daily Covid new cases continued to undergo a decline in Maharashtra’s but the day’s death toll increased by a whopping 1,377, a new high that has taken the total zooming past the 98,000-mark, health officials said on Friday.

Compared to 553 deaths on Thursday, the state declared 1,377 fatalities (289 fresh, and 1,088 previous deaths), surpassing the previous peak of 1,320 deaths on May 23, to take the toll to 98,771.

The number of new Covid cases fell from 15,229 on Thursday to 14,152. With this, the state caseload rose above the 58 lakh level, to 58,05,565.