Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday morning showed India registered 3,33,533 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, slightly lower than the previous day. The death toll soared to 4,89,409, with 525 new deaths.

Daily active cases surged by 73,840, bringing active cases to 21,87,205. Active cases accounted for 5.57% of total infections. A total of 2,59,168 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours, the health bulletin said.

Meanwhile, the daily positivity rate edged up to 17.78% compared to 17.22% on Saturday. The weekly positive rate was 16.87%.

Notably, India is the second most affected country in the world by the coronavirus pandemic after the United States.

To date, more than 1.6 billion doses of the vaccine have been administered in nationwide vaccination campaigns. This takes into account 71,10,445 doses of the vaccine given in the past 24 hours, including 5,42,321 booster or “prophylaxis” doses. Among the hardest-hit cities, Delhi saw a slight rise in new infections on Saturday to as many as 11,486. A total of 45 people have died in the past 24 hours, the highest number since June 5 last year.

Mumbai, on the other hand, saw a 28% drop in new Covid-19 cases as the city reported 3,568 infections on Saturday. That’s down 83 percent from Mumbai’s all-time high two weeks ago.

Driven by a surge in Omicron, Maharashtra continued to top India’s Covid-19 scale with 46,393 cases in the past 24 hours. Kerala came in second with 45,136 cases, followed by Karnataka (42,470), Tamil Nadu (30,744) and Gujarat (23,150).

Meanwhile, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have reported more than 10,000 cases in the past 24 hours.

Complete News Source : Hindustan Times