Lowest single-day rise in Covid cases in 7 months in India

India reported 18,166 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day rise in nearly seven months.

214 deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the same period.

The active COVID-19 cases in India comprise 0.68 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020. The active caseload currently is at 2,30,971, lowest in 208 days.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.99 per cent, highest since March 2020. At least 23,624 recoveries in the last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate stands at 1.42 per cent. It has stayed less than 3 per cent for last 41 days. The weekly positivity rate stands at 1.57 per cent.

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 94.70 crore.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has however warned that COVID-19 containment can derail if festivals are not celebrated following protocols.