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.
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.
Singapore is seeing a new COVID wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11 even as Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday advised the wearing of masks again.
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Authorities in Telangana have cautioned the public about the availability and sale of a counterfeit version of sildenafil, a drug supposed to cure erectile dysfunction.
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The Meteorological Department has revealed that there is a possibility of moderate to heavy rains in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh till May 23. Due to this, the weather department has warned people to be cautious.
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