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India records 11,649 Covid-19 new cases, daily toll remains below 100
As many as 10,621,220 people have so far recovered from the coronavirus disease across the country with 9,489 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours.
With 11,649 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s tally of Covid-19 infections reached 10,916,589, according to figures released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Monday. The toll from the disease has gone up to 155,732 with 90 deaths recorded since Sunday. The fatalities due to the coronavirus disease have remained below 100 for the past three days and this is the ninth time this month.
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The figures come in line with a declining trend in the number of daily new deaths since October 1, 2020. India’s case fatality rate currently stands at 1.43%, which the health ministry said, is one of the lowest in the world. As many as 17 states did not report any news deaths in the past 24 hours.
The country’s active caseload, however, witnessed a rise of 2,070 cases since yesterday. The active Covid-19 cases in the country now stand at 139,637, which accounts for 1.26% of the total positive cases.
Maharashtra on Sunday recorded over 4,000 cases after a gap of 39 days following which health experts have sounded an alarm stating that administration will have to increase tracing and testing and the citizens need to strictly adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour. They also suggested that areas where cases have witnessed an upward trend should be put on “red alert”.
Meanwhile, as many as 10,621,220 people have so far recovered from the coronavirus disease across the country with 9,489 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours.
The encouraging numbers come as the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive is underway and so far at total of 82,85,295 health and frontline workers have been administered the shot. As many as 23,628 healthcare workers have also received a second dose of vaccine. “The country is witnessing a progressive increase in vaccination day by day,” the health ministry said in statement on Sunday.
Also, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR), 20,67,16,634 samples have been tested up to February 14 with 4,86,122 samples being tested on Sunday.
