New Delhi, Sept 12: India reported 5,076 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours against 5,554 Covid cases reported on the previous day, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. In the same period, the country has recorded 11 more Covid related deaths, taking the national fatality toll to 5,28,150 as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload has come down to 47,945 cases, accounting for 0.11 percent of the country’s total positive cases.
The recovery of 5,970 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,19,264. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.71 percent. Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate has marginally risen to 1.58 percent, while the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 1.72 percent. Also in the same period, a total of 3,20,784 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 88.94 crores. As of Sunday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 214.95 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.
