India reported 30,757 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, up 142 from 30,615 the day before. The country also recorded 541 Covid-related deaths, up slightly from yesterday’s death toll, when as many as 514 people were reported to have died from the contagion.

The cumulative number of positive cases in the country reached 42,723,558, while the death toll rose to 5.10.413, according to a joint health ministry announcement on Thursday. The number of active cases in the country fell to 3,32,918.

As many as 82,988 patients recovered from the viral illness in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,18,43,446. The recovery rate was 97.94%. The daily positivity rate was less than 3% (2.61).

The number of Covid-19 cases across the country has been falling after infections caused by the Omicron variant peaked in mid-January, when more than 3,000 cases were reported each day.

A total of 12,51,677 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out to date to 75.42 million, the Ministry of Health said.

As part of an ongoing vaccination campaign against Covid-19, more than 174 million doses have been administered nationwide to date. More than 11.73 million unused doses of Covid-19 vaccine are still available in the states and federal territories.

“To date, over 1,71,67,66,220 (1,71,67,66,220) doses of vaccine have been delivered to states/UTs through the Government of India (free channel) and direct government procurement categories,” according to the Ministry of Health.

“Over 11.73 million (11,73,17,451) balances and unused COVID vaccine doses remain available for administration in states/UTs,” the department added.

Complete News Source : Hindustan Times