Daily Covid tally drops below 10K-mark, active caseload crosses 60K

After registering over 10,000 Covid cases for four consecutive days, India on Monday reported 9,111 new infections in the country. Thus taking the total number of active cases to 60,313, according to Union Health Ministry data.

In the last 24 hours, 6,313 patients recovered from the illness to take the total number of recoveries in the country to 4,42,35,772 since the beginning of the pandemic. While the Daily positivity rate stands at 8.40 per cent, the Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 4.94%.

A total of 27 people lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the country, thereby taking the death count to 5,31,141.

Gujarat reported the most deaths on Sunday as six people died due to Covid-19. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh (4), Delhi (3), Rajasthan (3), Maharashtra (2), Bihar (1), Chhattisgarh (1), Himachal Pradesh (1), Jharkhand (1), Kerala (1) and Tamil Nadu (1).

While six deaths were reported from Gujarat, four were from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Delhi and Rajasthan, two from Maharashtra, one each from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and three reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

As per the government data, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 in 2021 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.

As the cases have been rising in recent weeks, the testing has increased in major cities and 1,08,436 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total tests conducted in India in the last few years to 92.41 crore.

On March 27, the number of active Covid cases in India surpassed the 10,000 mark for the first time in 134 days.