2.6 lk cases, highest in 239 days

India witnessed a 6.7 per cent jump in new Covid-19 cases as it added over 2.64 lakh fresh infections over the last 24 hours. The active cases comprise 3.48 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has gone down to 95.20 per cent. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 14.78 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 11.83 per cent. The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide drive has exceeded 155.39 crore, the Union Health Ministry said. Delhi saw its biggest-ever daily spike in Covid infections on Thursday with 28,867 new Covid cases as the positivity rate surged to 29 per cent.