COVID news: India logs 6,660 fresh infections; active caseload dips to 63,380

In the last 24 hours, India recorded 24 COVID deaths

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A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a woman for Covid-19 test, amid a rise in coronavirus cases in the country, in Jammu, Monday, April 17, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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With India registering 6,660 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, the active caseload in the country decreased to 63,380, the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday said.

As many as 24 people succumbed to this virus in last one day. While the daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.52 per cent, the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 5.42 per cent.

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore. India’s active cases now comprise 0.14 per cent of the total infections.

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According to the ministry’s data, the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.67 per cent.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,43, 11,078 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.

So far, the country has administered 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine under its nationwide vaccination drive.

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Delhi on Monday logged 689 fresh Covid19 infections and three fatalities with a case positivity rate of 29.42, according to data shared by the Health department here.