India reported 60,753 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours and added 1,647 deaths. The daily recoveries continue to outnumber the fresh infections for the 37th consecutive day. 97,743 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate stands at 2.98 per cent – the 12th consecutive day it has remained below 5 per cent. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Covid positivity rate below 5 per cent to be within the safe zone.The total number of active cases in the country is at 7,60,019. Over 2.86 crore patients have recovered since the beginning of the pandemic.
AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told that a third Covid wave in India is “inevitable”, and it may hit the country in the next six to eight weeks, amid unlocking in various states after weeks of strict restrictions.
News Source : TOI
