Covid-19: India Records 12,591 New Cases, 40 Deaths
New Delhi, September 26: India records 4,129 new coronavirus cases along with 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In the same period, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,530 as per the report.
The active caseload presently stands at 43,415 cases, accounting for 0.10 percent of the country’s total positive cases. The recovery of 4,688 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,00,298.
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Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate has been reported to be 2.51 percent, while the weekly positivity rate currently also stands at 1.61 percent.
Covid-19: 4,129 New Cases Reported in India
Also in the same period, a total of 1,64,377 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.38 crores. As of Monday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 217.68 crores.
Over 4.09 crore adolescents have been administered a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the 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’.