Following a dramatic decrease in the number of coronavirus infections, India recorded 2,11,298 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
“As many as 2,11,298 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 24 hours across the nation, bringing the total caseload to 2,73,69,093,” the Union Health Ministry reported on Thursday.
According to statistics from the Union Health Ministry, there are presently 24,19,907 active cases across the nation, with 2,46,33,951 patients released thus far, with 2,83,135 discharges reported in the previous 24 hours.
This is a modest rise in newly reported COVID infections, which stood at 2.08 lakh in the previous 24 hours. However, the number of new fatalities in the same time period has decreased as 3,847 more individuals died from the condition. On Wednesday, the figure stood at 4,157.
The country’s total death toll today stands at 3,15,235.
According to Union Health Ministry statistics, India recorded 2,08,921 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 2,71,57,795, while the country performed 22,17,320 coronavirus testing, the most ever in a single day.
The death toll has also risen to 3,11,388 with 4,157 deaths reported in a 24-hour period, according to figures updated at 8 a.m. On Tuesday, a total of 22,17,320 tests were performed, the most in a single day, bringing the overall number of tests conducted in the nation to 33,48,11,496, while the daily positives fell to 9.42 percent, according to the ministry.
The case positive rate stayed below 10% for the second day in a row, according to the ministry. The weekly optimism rating has likewise fallen to 11.45%.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, India has tested 33,69,69,352 samples for Covid-19 as of May 26. (ICMR). On Wednesday, 21,57,857 of these samples were examined, a modest decrease from the previous day’s total of 22,17,320.
On May 4, the country reached the dreadful milestone of 2 crore cases. The Health Ministry emphasized that comorbidities or prior health issues were responsible for more than 70% of the deaths.
