India logs 16,159 fresh Covid-19 cases; recovery rate 98.53%
New Delhi, July 6: India reported 16,159 new Covid-19 infections taking the total tally of coronavirus cases to 4,35,47,809. The active cases have increased to 1,15,212, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
The death toll due to Covid 19 has climbed to 5,25,270 with 28 new fatalities, says the ministry data. Six deaths each were reported from Kerala and Maharashtra, three each from Delhi and West Bengal, two each from Goa and Karnataka and one each from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
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The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 98.53 per cent. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.56 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 3.84 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of people who have recovered has reached 4,29,07,327.
Meanwhile, India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 198.20 crore with 1,98,20,86,763 vaccine doses administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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"The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of coronavirus vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide vaccination started on January 16, 2021. The new phase of universalisation of Covid-19 vaccination commenced on June 21, 2021.
The vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advanced visibility of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain," stated a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare release.
-PTC News
