Categories: Health

India’s daily count of fresh Covid cases falls below 1,000 for first time in 715 days

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India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since April 18, 2020 when 991 cases were reported, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.</p>
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The daily count of fresh cases at 913 in the last 24 hours, is the  lowest in the last 715 days while the number of active cases in the country has fallen below 13,000 which is the lowest in 714 days, the data showed.</p>
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Thirteen new fatalities were also reported in the last 24 hours out of which 8 were from Kerala.</p>
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The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.29 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.22 per cent, according to the Health Ministry.</p>
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As many as 3,14,823 tests for the detection of Covid-19 have been conducted in the last 24 hours.</p>
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A total of 5,21,358 deaths linked to coronavirus have so far been reported in the country since the pandemic first broke out in the country.</p>
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This includes 1,47,789 from Maharashtra, 68,074 from Kerala, 40,054 from Karnataka, 38,025 from Tamil Nadu, 26,153 from Delhi, 23,496 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,199 from West Bengal.</p>
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The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.</p>
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“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.</p>
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<strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/health-news/zika-dengue-could-trigger-next-pandemic-who-161434.html">Zika, dengue could trigger next pandemic: WHO</a></strong></p>

IN Bureau

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