Nearly 1,200 new cases, 10 deaths added to COVID figures
The Hindu
Daily positivity rate slips below 1%
The daily positivity rate of COVID-19 infection slipped below 1% — 0.94%, to be precise — with 1,175 new cases being reported during the 24-hour period till 5.30 pm on Tuesday. Ten deaths were also reported during the day. A total of 1,24,907 tests were conducted on Tuesday, taking the total to 1.77 crore. The tally reached 6,15,574 and the death toll stood at 3,586. The case fatality rate was at 0.58% against 1.3% at national level. With 1,771 infected persons were declared recovered on Tuesday, their cumulative total has gone up to 5,95,348. The recovery rate in the State is 96.71% against 96.45% at national level.
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