COVID-19 Highlights: The recovery rate is currently at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said. (File)
India reported 1,096 fresh COVID-19 cases and 83 related deaths on Saturday, said the Union health ministry. The virus-related death count stands at 5,21,345, according to yesterday's update.
The Union Health Ministry data showed active cases declined to 13,445, comprising 0.03 per cent of the total infections. The recovery rate is currently at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said, adding that the daily positivity rate was at 0.24 per cent.
Over 184.57 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far in the country, according to the Co-WIN dashboard.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation said a new Covid variant has been found in the UK. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the WHO said.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus cases in India:
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West Bengal logs 36 COVID-19 cases, two fresh fatalities
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 20,17,495 on Sunday as 36 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
After a gap of 12 days, the state recorded COVID-19 deaths as two more patients succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 21,199.
Forty-nine more people were cured of the disease, taking the discharge rate to 98.92 per cent.
Assam reports no new COVID-19 case, 1 recovery
Assam reported zero COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
According to the health bulletin, the active caseload in the state stands at 1.
The positivity rate in the state stands at 0.00 per cent.
The bulletin said, the state reported one recovery in the last 24 taking tally to 7,16,209.
In Assam, a total of 6,639 persons have succumbed to COVID-19 till now with zero fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
Jammu and Kashmir records 20 fresh Covid casesJammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 20 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,53,813, officials said here.
Of the fresh cases, five were from Jammu and the rest from Kashmir division, they said.
Fifteen of the total 22 districts in the union territory did not report any fresh case.
There are 167 active cases of the disease in the union territory, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,48,896, the officials said.
Gujarat reports 10 COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 12,23,932
Gujarat on Sunday reported 10 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 12,23,932, while an equal number of people getting discharged increased the recovery count to 12,12,926, a state health department official said.
The death toll remained unchanged at 10,942, leaving the state with 64 active cases, he added.
The addition to the tally during the day comprised three cases each in Ahmedabad and Patan, two in Mehsana and one each in Surat and Vadodara, he said.
Telangana adds 12 new COVID-19 cases
Telangana on Sunday saw 12 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infection count in the state to 7,91,328.
No COVID deaths were reported today and the toll in the state remained 4,111, the health department said.
A total of 49 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative recoveries till date to 7,86,927.
The active cases stood at 290, it said.
Kerala reports 310 new COVID-19 cases
Kerala reported 310 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state Health Department on Sunday.
A total of 13,100 samples were tested during the last 24 hours.
With this, the total count of COVID-19 cases in the state has gone up to 65,33,742.
During the last 24 hours, 458 people recovered from the infection, taking the total recoveries in the state to 64,62,151.
Mizoram reports 120 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
Mizoram on Sunday reported 120 fresh COVID-19 cases, eight more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,24,754, a health department official said.
The death toll rose to 687 as a 12-year-old girl from Lunglei district succumbed to the infection at a dedicated COVID health centre during the day, he said, adding that she was diagnosed with the disease on Saturday.
The single-day positivity rate increased to 21.31 per cent from 12.5 per cent the previous day.
At least 53 people recovered from the disease on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,23,123, he said.
China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan's first waveChina reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two years ago, as health officials said they have found a suspected new subtype of the Omicron variant in the Shanghai area.
China's "zero-Covid" strategy is under extreme pressure as the virus whips across the country.
Puducherry remains COVID-19 free for fourth day in successionThe Union Territory of Puducherry remained COVID-19 free for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday.
There were no fresh cases of viral infection, fatality and active cases in any of the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, a senior official of the Health department said.
Director of Health G Sriramulu, in a release, said the department tested 205 samples during the last 24 hours ending 10 am and no fresh case of infection surfaced.
India's active cases stand at 0.03% of total infections184.66 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 13,013
Active cases stand at 0.03%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
1,447 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,93,773
1,096 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate (0.24%)
Weekly Positivity Rate (0.23%)
79.07 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,65,904 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Deaths reported in last 24 hours: 81
Kerala has added 65 backlog deaths.
Maharashtra: Thane district logs six COVID-19 casesWith the addition of six new coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,796, an official said on Sunday.
These new cases were reported on Saturday.
With no fresh fatality, the COVID-19 death toll in the district remained 11,883. The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent, the official added.
India Adds 1,096 New Covid Cases In 24 Hours
India reported 1,096 fresh COVID-19 cases and 83 related deaths on Saturday, said the Union health ministry. The virus-related death count stands at 5,21,345, according to yesterday's update.