Covid Update: India Records 1,581 New Infections In Last 24 Hrs, Active Cases Dip To 23,913

With the continuous decrease in cases, the daily positivity rate of the country has dipped to 0.28% while the weekly positivity rate now stands at 0.39%.

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New Delhi: India has reported 1,581 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 2,741 people recovered from the virus on Monday. With the addition of new infections, the country's active caseload now stands at 23,913.

The active cases stand at 0.06% of the total number of infections recorded in the country. The recovery rate is currently at 98.74%.

With the continuous decrease in cases, the daily positivity rate of the country has dipped to 0.28% while the weekly positivity rate now stands at 0.39%.

181.56 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.

Maharashtra

Maharashtra on Monday reported 99 new COVID-19 cases, but no fresh fatalities linked to the infection, while 180 more patients were discharged following recovery, leaving the state with an active tally of less than 1,300, the health department said.

The state logged 99 fresh coronavirus cases, but zero fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the overall COVID-19 tally to 78,72,512, while the toll remained unchanged at 1,43,767, the health department said in a bulletin.

As many as 24 districts and 14 of the 27 municipal corporations (which include Mumbai) did not report any COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the bulletin.

Mumbai city reported 28 new coronavirus cases.

On Saturday, Maharashtra had witnessed 97 COVID-19 cases and one fatality, while the state had recorded 113 infections and only one death linked to the infection on Sunday.