Guwahati: India on Sunday recorded as many as 10,112 new cases of Covid19 virus in the last 24 hours, according to information from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
According to a notification from the health ministry, new cases brought the total number of active cases in the nation to 67,806. Out of 1,43,899 tests conducted during that time, the new Covid-19 cases were found. The total number of Covid-19 tests taken in India reached 92.54 crores.
Additionally, the percentage of current cases was 0.15. The weekly positivity rate increased to 5.43% while the daily positivity rate increased to 7.03%.
Meanwhile, 9,833 recoveries were also reported in India throughout the course of the last day bringing the country’s total since the start of the epidemic to 4,42,92,854. The recovery rate stands at 98.66%.
On the other hand, throughout the course of the last day, at least 22 deaths in the nation were attributed to Covid-19-related reasons. With this, 5,31,329 people have died in India as a result of the virus since the pandemic began.
In India, 1,947 more Covid-19 vaccinations have been given over the past 24 hours. The total number of vaccines provided as part of the countrywide vaccination effort now stands at 220.66 crores. Out of this, 95.21 crore of the vaccinations were booster shots and another 22.87 crore were preventative doses.
It should be noted that Uttar Pradesh showed the largest change in daily Covid-19 instances out of all Indian states. In the last 24 hours, 232 new instances of the virus were detected in Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra placed third with 197 new cases during that time, followed by Odisha in second place with 229 new cases.