India saw a single day reporting of 70,421 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest in 74 days, bringing the country’s total infection count to 2,95,10,410. According to data from the Union Health Ministry, the number of active cases has dropped below 10 lakhs after more than two months.
According to the data, the COVID-19 death toll in the country reached 3,74,305, with 3,921 fatalities recorded in a 24-hour period. A statewide immunization push has resulted in the administration of 25,48,49,301 Covid-19 vaccine doses.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY’S COVID DATA:
- 70.4 lakh new cases, 3921 new deaths, 1.19 lakh new recoveries, and a 53 thousand drop in active cases.
- After 66 days, India’s active cases are below 1 million, and active cases are at their lowest in 67 days.
- In the last 75 days, the number of new cases has been at its lowest.
- For the seventh day in a row, there have been no new cases with a value of less than one lakh.
- Tamil Nadu reported 14,000 new cases, Kerala around 11,000, and Maharashtra 10.4 thousand. In India, these three states account for 51% of new cases.
- There were 2,771 new deaths in Maharashtra, 267 in Tamil Nadu, and 206 in Kerala.
- West Bengal (+1403) and Maharashtra (+167) both report an increase in active cases.
- There is a -31% difference between new cases recorded in the recent seven days and the previous seven days (world average is -11% )
- 14.99 lakh fresh vaccinations were given out, bringing the total to 25.48 crore.
- 14.92 lakh fresh tests were performed, with a 4.72 percent test positive rate (4.25 percent the previous day).
- For the seventh day, the test positivity rate was less than 5%.
- The test positive rate in Goa is 13.99 percent, Kerala is 12.24 percent, and Sikkim is 11.97 percent. Jharkhand 0.43 percent, Uttar Pradesh 0.16 percent, Delhi 0.35 percent
