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Coronavirus Highlights: India’s Cumulative Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 16.48 Crore Doses

Coronavirus Highlights, 6th May, Thursday: India on recorded 4,12,262 Lakh New Covid-19 Cases, 3,980 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the highest ever single-day surge in the world. Total cases: 2,10,77,410; Total recoveries: 1,72,80,844; Death toll: 23,01,68; Active cases: 35,66,398; Total vaccination: 16,25,13,339.

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Coronavirus Highlights, 6th May, Thursday: India on Thursday recorded 4,12,262  Lakh New Covid-19 Cases, 3,980 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the highest ever single-day surge in the world.

Total cases: 2,10,77,410
Total recoveries: 1,72,80,844 
Death toll: 23,01,68
Active cases: 35,66,398 
Total vaccination: 16,25,13,339

 Delhi recorded 311 COVID-19 deaths and 20,960 cases in a day with a positivity rate of 26.37 percent. This is the fourth consecutive day that the positivity rate has remained below 30 per cent in the national capital. Delhi government said all-around efforts and aggressive Covid management have resulted in a dramatic decrease in the city's Covid positivity rate.

"Within just 10 days, Delhi's Covid positivity rate has reduced by nine per cent. On April 26, Delhi reported a positivity rate of 35 per cent and on May 5, it came down to around 26 per cent," it said.

Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand have seen a rise in the number of daily cases and mortality indicating the "pandemic is moving eastwards", the Union Health Ministry said after a review meeting on Wednesday.

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