New Delhi: India records 12,885 new Covid-19 cases along with 461 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The new fatalities increased the overall nationwide death toll to 4,59,652.
The recovery of 15,054 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,37,12,794 Consequently, India’s recovery rate has increased to 98.23 per cent, highest since March 2020, said the Ministry.
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The active caseload stands at 1,48,579, which is the lowest in the last 253 days.
Active cases presently constitute 0.43 per cent of the country’s total positive cases, the lowest since March 2020.
Covid-19: 12,885 New Cases Reported in India
Also in the same period, a total of 10,67,914 tests were conducted across the country.
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India has so far conducted over 61.23 crore cumulative tests.
Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate at 1.17 per cent has remained less than 2 per cent for 41 days now.
The daily positivity rate stands at 1.21 per cent, which has also remained below 2 per cent for last 31 days and less than 3 per cent for 66 consecutive days now.
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With the administration of 30,90,920 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid inoculation coverage has reached 107.63 crore as of Thursday morning.
This has been achieved through 1,08,50,694 sessions.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
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Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
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In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
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India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.
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