Covid-19 in India: Single day spike in cases lowest in 154 days

Updated : Aug 17, 2021 12:34
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Editorji News Desk

India reported 25,166 new Covid-19 cases and 437 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday.

Of the new cases Kerala reported 12,294 and Maharashtra 4,145 new infections. Meanwhile, ten more cases of Delta plus variant of SARS-CoV2 virus were identified across Maharashtra on Monday, taking the total count in the state to 76

Active cases in the country have come down to 3,69,846, the lowest in 146 days. It comprises 1.15 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.61 per cent. It has remained below 3 per cent for the last 22 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.98 per cent.

55.47 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far.

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