This Article is From Oct 12, 2022

Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 1,957 New Covid Cases, 8 Deaths

India Covid Live: The country also reported eight new Covid-related deaths, including three in Kerala, bringing the total number of fatalities to  5,28,822.

Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 1,957 New Covid Cases, 8 Deaths

The national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.75 per cent

New Delhi:

India on Tuesday reported 1,957 new coronavirus infections taking the total number of Covid cases to 4,46,16,394 while the active cases dipped to 27,374 from 28,079, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The country also reported eight new Covid-related deaths, including three in Kerala, bringing the total number of fatalities to  5,28,822.

The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.75 per cent, the ministry said.

Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:

Oct 12, 2022 00:08 (IST)
Gujarat Records 108 New Covid Cases
Gujarat on Tuesday recorded 108 new cases of COVID-19 that raised the tally of infections to 12,75,674, an official from the state health department said. The death count remained unchanged at 11,037, while the count of recoveries rose to 12,63,905 as 83 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, he said.

With this, the state is now left with 732 active cases with one patient in a critical condition, he said. Of the latest cases, Ahmedabad reported 42, followed by Surat with 21, Vadodara and Rajkot 10 cases each, and Banaskantha nine cases, among others, the official said.
Oct 12, 2022 00:07 (IST)
Mumbai Records 129 New Covid Cases
Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 129 new cases of coronavirus, taking the tally of infections to 11,51,582, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.

The count of recoveries rose to 11,30,965 after 155 patients recovered from the infection during the day, while the death count remained unchanged at 19,736, the official said.

The city's daily tally of cases has crossed the 100 mark on the fifth consecutive day. On Monday, Mumbai had logged 111 new COVID-19 cases and a single fatality.
Oct 12, 2022 00:04 (IST)
Delhi Records 97 New Covid Cases, 1 Death
Delhi on Tuesday logged 97 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.41 per cent along with one more fatality, according to data issued by the city health department here.

With these new cases, the capital's Covid tally has climbed to 20,04,284 while the death countstands at 26,506, the department said in its latest bulletin.

The new cases were detected from 6,893 tests conducted the previous day, it said.
Oct 11, 2022 10:45 (IST)
India Reports 1,957 New Covid Cases, 8 Deaths
India recorded 1,957 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday taking the total number of Covid cases to 4,46,16,394, according to the Union Health Ministry. Eight new Covid-related deaths, including three in Kerala, were also reported.
Oct 11, 2022 10:28 (IST)
Maharashtra's Thane Records 44 New Covid cases; Active Tally At 356
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 44 new Covid cases, taking its infection count to 7,45,501, a health official said on Tuesday. There are currently 356 active Covid cases in Thane, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said. The death count remained unchanged at 11,962, he said.
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