New Delhi: India reported 7,992 fresh COVID-19 cases and 393 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
According to the COVID bulletin, India’s active caseload currently stands at 93,277, the lowest in 559 days. The active caseload is less than one per cent of the total cases and currently stands at 0.27 per cent, the lowest since March 2020.
Union Health Ministry’s Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said on Friday that active cases are highest in two states – Kerala and Maharashtra, which have more than 43 per cent and more than 10 per cent active cases, respectively.
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With 9,265 new recoveries across the country in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries increased to 3,41,14,331. The recovery rate is 98.36 percent, which is the highest since March 2020.
With the new deaths, the death toll rose to 4,75,128.
The daily positivity rate for the last 68 days stood at 0.64 per cent, which was less than two per cent. The weekly positivity rate is 0.71 per cent and has been below one per cent for the last 27 days.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 12,50,672 samples were tested for the presence of the virus on Friday. A total of 65,46,27,300 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Meanwhile, 131.99 crore vaccine doses have been given so far in the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
According to the ministry, so far more than 140 crore (1,40,07,00,230) vaccine doses have been provided to the states and union territories through the free channel of the government and through the direct state procurement category.