New Delhi: India recorded 3,230 new Coronavirus cases along with 32 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
With the fresh fatalities, the death toll mounted to 5,28,562 as per the report.
Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 42,358 cases, accounting for 0.10 percent of the country’s total positive cases.
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The recovery of 4,255 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,04,553. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.72 percent.
Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate stands at 1.18 percent, while the weekly positivity rate in the country currently also stands at 1.58 percent.
Covid-19: India Records 3,230 New Cases, 32 Deaths
Also in the same period, a total of 2,74,755 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.41 crores.
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As of Tuesday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 217.82 crores.
Over 4.09 crore adolescents have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
On Monday, the country recorded 4,129 Covid cases.
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’.