New COVID cases in India drop to 11,739
India reported 11,739 new cases of Covid-19, a significant decrease from the 15,940 cases registered the day before, the Union Health Ministry said.
During the same period, the country reported 25 more Covid deaths, bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,24,999.
‘More than 3.63 crore teenagers have received their first dose of Covid-19 jab since vaccination for this age group began. ‘
Active money downloads rose to 92,576, representing 0.21% of the country’s total number of positive cases.
The recovery of 10,917 patients in the last 24 hours brings the cumulative total to 4,27,72,498. Hence, India’s recovery rate is 98.58%.
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While the daily positivity rate also dropped to 2.59%, the weekly positivity rate was at 3.25%.
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During the same period, a total of 4,53,940 inspections were carried out across the country, bringing the total tally to more than 86.07 crore.
As of Sunday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 197.08 crore, achieved through 2,55,80,569 sessions.
Source: IANS
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