India records 16,464 Covid cases, 24 fatalities in a day
The Hindu
Daily positivity rate recorded at 6.01%
India added 16,464 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,36,275, while the active cases increased to 1,43,989, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll climbed to 5,26,396 with 24 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. stated.
The active cases comprise 0.33% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.48%, the Health Ministry said.
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An increase of 313 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 6.01% while the weekly positivity rate was at 4.80%, according to the Health Ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,33,65,890 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20%.
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