India recorded 18,346 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest in over 6 months, the Union health ministry informed on Tuesday. With this, the active caseload of the country stands at 2,52,902; accounting for less than 1 per cent of the total cases.
The death toll climbed to 4,49,260 with 263 fresh fatalities, the health ministry said. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has remained below 30,000 for 11the consecutive days.
As many as 11,41,642 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Monday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today. A total number of 57,53,94,042 tests have been conducted so far.
Maharashtra on Monday registered 2,026 fresh Covid-19 infections, lowest in eight months, taking the tally to 6,562,514. This is Maharashtra’s lowest single-day count since February 2, when it logged 1,927 new Covid cases. On Monday, Maharashtra also reported 26 deaths caused by the disease. Mumbai, meanwhile, reported 339 new cases, taking the city’s tally to 745,652, as per official data.
Delhi reported 34 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking active cases in the national capital to 398. According to Delhi Health Bulletin, the city reported zero fatality due to the disease in the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 so far is 25,088. With 22 more recoveries, the total number of recoveries in the metropolis have gone up to 14,13,514.
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Meanwhile, a total of 91,54,65,826 doses of vaccines against the virus have been administered so far since the inoculation drive began earlier this year. Of these, 72,51,419 people were jabbed on Monday.
About 70% of the country’s adult population has now received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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