India reported 41,506 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than yesterday, and added 895 deaths. Over 4.7 lakh deaths have been recorded in the country since the pandemic began early last year.
Active Covid cases have declined to 4.54 lakh in India – the infections are going down each day. Active cases constitute 1.47 per cent of total infections.Over 41,000 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking total recoveries so far to over 2.99 crore.
The recovery rate has now increased to 97.20 per cent. The daily positivity rate is at 2.25 per cent – less than 3 per cent for 20 straight days in a major sign of relief. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Covid positivity rate below 5 per cent to be within the safe zone.
A top official of the government’s Covid task force said the second wave is not over yet and people should not let their guard down as crowding at places popular tourist destinations raised concerns. Health experts have warned of the possibility of a third devastating wave of if there is laxity in following Covid norms.
News Source : TOI
