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India reports 1,150 new COVID cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 17, 2022 09:29 IST

India reported 1,150 new Covid cases on Sunday in a span of 24 hours, an increase  from the previous ...

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India reported 1,150 new Covid cases on Sunday in a span of 24 hours, an increase  from the previous day's count of 975.

In the same period, 4 Covid related deaths were registered taking the total number of deaths to 5,21,751, said the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs.

Following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload has declined to 11,558. Active cases now constitute 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

A total of 954 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic is now at 4,25,08,788. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent.

Also in the same period, a total of 3,65,118 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours. India has so far conducted over 83.18 crore cumulative tests.

The Weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.27 per cent and the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.31 per cent.

On the vaccination front, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 186.51 crore.

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