India logged 27,254 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is 4.6 per cent lower than yesterday’s cases (28,591). The country also reported 219 deaths.
The government also said a total of 74,38,37,643 vaccine doses have been administered in India so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
Since April 19, both daily cases and single-day death count had been spiralling up, with over 28,000 cases and 277 deaths recorded on April 20; rising to 306 fatalities on April 22. On May 3, the city registered a record 448 deaths. However, the number of daily cases as well as deaths have been showing a downward trend and the positivity rate too has been shrinking in the last several weeks.
News Source : News18
