Covid Update: India Reports 71,365 Cases In Last 24 Hrs, Positivity Rate Dips To 4.54%

1,72,211 patients recovered in the country on Tuesday taking the recovery rate to 96.70%  in the last 24 hours 

New Delhi: India has reported 71,365 new cases in the last 24 hours and the positivity rate of the country declined to 4.54%. The country active caseload currently stands at 8,92,828.

1,72,211 patients recovered in the country on Tuesday taking the recovery rate to 96.70%  in the last 24 hours  while the  total Recoveries now stand at  4,10,12,869

 

Maharashtra

 Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 6,107 new coronavirus cases, 329 less than the day ago, and 57 fresh deaths linked to the infection, while 16,035 more patients recovered from the disease, as per a PTI report.

With these additions, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases increased to 78,16,243, while the death toll jumped to 1,43,155, the department said in a bulletin.

As per the bulletin, the number of recovered cases in Maharashtra increased to 75,73,069 after 16,035 patients were discharged during the day, leaving the state with 96,069 active cases.

On Monday, the state had recorded 6,436 new cases and 24 fatalities.

According to the department, till date, a total of 3,334 patients infected with the highly contagious Omicron variant have been reported in the state. Out of these, 2,023 patients have been discharged following a negative RT-PCR test.

The coronavirus fatality rate in the state is 1.83 per cent, while the recovery rate is 96.89 per cent, it said.

Delhi

 Delhi recorded 12 coronavirus-linked deaths in a day, while the number of fresh infections stood at 1,114 as the positivity rate dipped to 2.28 per cent, according to data shared by the city Health Department on Tuesday.

With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,46,198 and the death toll climbed to 26,010, the latest health bulletin stated.

On Monday, Delhi reported 1,151 COVID-19 cases and 15 fatalities while the positivity rate slightly rose to 2.62 per cent as compared to the previous day.

Delhi reported 1,410 fresh COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths on Sunday, while the positivity rate was at 2.45 per cent.

The number of COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago stood at 48,792, the latest bulletin said.