For the second day in a row, India saw new Covid-19 cases surpass the 3,000 mark on Thursday. In the last 24 hours, 3,275 new Covid-19 infections have been reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections to 4,30,91,393. In the last 24 hours, 55 people have died in the country as a result of the Covid-19 virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 523,975.
According to data from the Union Health Ministry, 3,010 people have been rescued in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall recovery rate to 4,25,47,699. The country’s recovery rate is currently at 98.74 percent.
With the addition of 210 active cases, the total number of active cases now stands at 19,719, or 0.05 percent of all cases. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the daily positivity rate is 0.77 percent, and the weekly positivity rate is 0.78 percent.
So far, 83.93 crore coronavirus samples have been tested in the country, with 4,23,430 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
Under the nationwide vaccination drive, India’s cumulative vaccine coverage has reached 189.63 crore people. The age group of 15 to 18 years received 5,85,90,473 first doses and 4,27,69,308 second doses, while the age group of 12 to 14 years received 2,97,07,359 first doses and 83,90,978 second doses. Meanwhile, people over the age of 60, healthcare workers, and frontline workers have received 2,79,75,974 precaution doses (booster doses).
Following a significant drop in Covid-19 cases, Delhi and Maharashtra have seen a slight increase in daily cases. After seeing an increase in cases the day before, Delhi saw a slight drop on Wednesday, with 1,354 cases in 24 hours. The current positivity rate in Delhi is 7.64 percent.
Meanwhile, with the emergence of new Covid-19 variants such as XE and BA.2, coronavirus cases have been on the rise globally. Since 2020, China has been experiencing one of its worst Covid outbreaks, with Shanghai becoming the epicentre.
