On Sunday, India’s new Covid-19 tally fell slightly from the previous day’s 3,805 cases. 3,451 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, down 9% from Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 4,31,02,194. Forty deaths in the same time period brought the total number of deaths since the outbreak to 5,24,064.
According to the health ministry, 35 of the 40 deaths occurred in Kerala alone. According to government data, the country’s recovery rate was 98.74 percent, with active cases accounting for only 0.05 percent of total infections. The daily positivity rate was 0.78 percent on average.
The total number of vaccines given out has risen to 1,90,20,07,487, with 17,39,403 vaccines given out just one day ago. The total number of Covid-19 tests performed the day before was 3,60,613, according to the data.
In Delhi and Maharashtra, cases have been on the rise, raising fears of a new resurgence. On Saturday, Maharashtra saw 253 new Covid-19 cases, up from 205 the day before, while Delhi saw 1,407 cases, down from 1,656 the day before.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has released a report on excess deaths that went unreported around the world, highlighting India as a major contributor. According to the WHO, 4.7 million people died as a result of the pandemic, compared to 4,80,000 according to the Indian government. Meanwhile, the government has pushed back against the report’s claims, stating its opposition to the use of a “mathematical model” to project excess mortality estimates due to the lack of authentic data. It questioned the validity and robustness of the models used, as well as the data collection methodology.
