Covid Update: India Reports 2,568 Cases In Last 24 Hrs, Active Cases Dip To 33,917

India witnessed 97 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours taking the overall death tally to 5,15,974.

Covid testing in India (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: India has again reported around 2500 cases today. While the country has been witnessing a decline in daily infections for the past few months, it has logged a single-day rise of 2,568 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, higher than yesterday, 

India witnessed 97 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours taking the overall death tally to 5,15,974. With the addition of new infections, the country's overall case tally now stands at 4,29,96,062.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the county's active cases have dipped to 33,917.

Maharashtra

Maharashtra on Monday reported 157 new coronavirus cases and one fresh death linked to the disease, while 298 more patients recovered from the infection, reported PTI

With this, the state's overall tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 78,71,359, while the death toll increased to 1,43,753, the state heath department said in a bulletin.

Generally, Maharashtra registers fewer COVID-19 cases on Mondays due to a low number of COVID-19 tests conducted over the weekends.

As per the bulletin, the number of recovered cases in Maharashtra increased to 77,21,220 after 298 patients were discharged during the day, leaving the state with 2,382 active cases.

On Sunday, the state had recorded 251 cases, but zero fatalities.

The coronavirus fatality rate in the state was 1.82 per cent, while the recovery rate stood at 98.09 per cent.