Covid-19: India Records 2,961 New Cases, 17 Deaths
New Delhi: India records 14,092 new Covid-19 cases along with 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Meanwhile, the active caseload has marginally declined to 1,16,861 cases, accounting for 0.26 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.
The recovery of 16,454 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,36,09,566.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.54 per cent.
Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate has also declined to 3.69 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate currently also stands at 4.57 per cent.
Covid-19: 14,092 New Cases Reported in India
Also in the same period, a total of 3,81,861 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 88.02 crore.
As of Sunday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 207.99 crore, achieved via 2,76,28,993 sessions
Over 3.97 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.
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.
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.
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.
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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