Covid Update: India Again Records Over 3,000 Fresh Infections, Delhi Registers 31% Jump In Cases

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stands at 19,509. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.98 per cent

A woman wearing a face mask walks past a mural, in New Delhi amid spike in Covid cases.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: India has again registered a spike in Covid cases as the daily surge in infections crossed the 3000-mark again on Tuesday. The country registered 3,205 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stands at 19,509, according to the data shared by the Health ministry. 31 people lost their lives due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours,  taking the overall death toll to 5,23,920.

The active cases constitute 0.05 per cent of the total infections, the health ministry said, adding the country's COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.74 per cent.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.98 per cent while the weekly figure was recorded at 0.76 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,25,44,689, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent.

Maharashtra

With most number of cases reported in Mumbai, Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 182 new COVID-19 cases.

The maximum city Mumbai registered 100 in Mumbai, and one death, in Parbhani, taking the state's tally to 78,78,175 and the toll to 1,47,845, according to a PTI report.

On Monday, the addition to the overall coronavirus tally and the toll was 92 and one, respectively. So far, 77,29,303 persons have recovered from the infection, including 170 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active caseload of 1,027, he said.

State health department data showed Sangli, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Latur, Osmanabad, Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Wardha, Bhandara Gondia districts have no active case at present.

Delhi

Delhi on Tuesday reported 1,414 COVID-19 cases, around 31 per cent more than a day ago, though the positivity rate came down to 5.97 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

One death occurred due to the disease.

With these new cases, the national capital's overall COVID-19 tally has increased to 18,87,050, while the death toll stands at 26,176.

Delhi had on Monday reported 1,076 cases with a positivity rate of 6.42 per cent. On Sunday, it saw 1,485 cases and no death due to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 4.89 per cent.

The city on Saturday recorded 1,520 COVID-19 cases and one death due to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 5.10 per cent. On Friday, it saw 1,607 cases and two deaths, while the positivity rate was recorded at 5.28 per cent.