Rise in COVID deaths unabated in State
The Hindu
57 deaths, 14,792 new cases recorded
The State has again hit a peak in daily infections with 14,792 cases and 57 deaths in the 24 hours ending Thursday. The cumulative tally increased to 10,84,336and the toll reached 7,928. A huge number of 8,188 patients recovered in the past day and yet the number of active patients at 1,14,158 was at its all-time highest. The number of recoveries increased to9,62,250 and the recovery rate came down to 88.74%. The number of samples tested in the past day increased to 86,035, and yet the positivity rate of the tests was 17.19%. The overall positivity rate of the 1.63 crore samples tested was 6.65%.More Related News
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