New Delhi, Sep 13: India on Monday reported 5,221 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours against the previous day’s 5,076 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data. During the same period, 15 more Covid-related fatalities took the death toll to 5,28,165 as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload has come down to 47,176 cases, accounting for 0.11 percent of the total positive cases.
The recovery of 5,975 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,25,239. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.71 percent. Meanwhile, India’s Daily Positivity rate has marginally risen to 2.82 percent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate currently also stands at 1.72 percent.
Also in the same period, a total of 1,84,965 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 88.95 crores. As of this morning, the Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 215.26 crores. Over 4.06 crore adolescents have been administered the first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the vaccination drive for this age bracket.
