Covid Update: India Logs 2,593 Fresh Infections. Maharashtra, Delhi Report Surge In Cases

Coronavirus in India: The active Covid cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent

A healthcare worker administers a dose of Covid-19 preventive vaccine to an elderly person, in New Delhi.

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New Delhi: With a rise in infections being recorded in schools and colleges across the country, India is registering a spike in daily Covid cases. 2,593 new coronavirus cases were reported on Saturday taking India's total tally of infections to 4,30,57,545. With the latest surge in cases, India's active cases have increased to 15,873. 

According to the data shared by the Health Ministry, the death toll climbed to 5,22,193 with 44 fresh fatalities.

The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 794 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.59 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.54 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,19,479, while the case fatality rate was 1.21 per cent.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 187.67 crore.

Maharashtra

Maharashtra reported 194 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest rise in one day after March 25, and one fatality, taking the tally to 78,76,697 and the death toll to 1,47,832. 

On March 25, Maharashtra reported 272 COVID-19 infections.

Meanwhile, with 26,694 more tests conducted in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra's total number of tests passed the 8 crore mark since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 and reached 8,00,19,353.

The lone COVID-19 fatality was reported from Pune city, the official said.

Delhi

Delhi on Saturday reported 1,094 fresh COVID-19 infections, highest since February 10, and two deaths due to the disease as the positivity rate rose to 4.82 per cent, according to the health department.

The national capital had recorded 1,104 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.09 per cent on February 10, while 12 people had succumbed to the infection.

A total of 22,614 Covid tests were conducted in the city a day ago, the data by the department showed.

The COVID-19 infection tally in the national capital now stands at 18,73,793 and the death toll at 26,166.

(with PTI inputs)