India reports 19,673 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
New Delhi, July 31: India reported a total of 19,673 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall number of Covid-related infections in the country to 4,40,19,811.
The active Covid-19 cases increased to 1,43,676, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
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According to government data, India also reported 45 Covid-related fatalities on Sunday, taking the total number of deaths to 5,26,357.
The active cases comprise 1,6 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.5 per cent, the ministry said.
19,336 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,33,49,778. The recovery rate stood at 98.48 per cent.
As many as 87.52 crore Covid tests have been conducted so far, of which nearly 4 lakh tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
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Under the ongoing nationwide Covid vaccination campaign, 204.23 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far. More than 27 lakh doses were administered till 7pm Saturday, data by the health ministry showed on Sunday. -PTC News
