India reports 4,435 fresh Covid cases in past 24 hours, highest in 163 days
NEW DELHI, APR 5 : India recorded 4,435 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), taking the active tally to 23,091, the Union health ministry data on Wednesday said.
With the fresh cases, India’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 4.47 crore (4,47,33,719).
While one death each was reported from Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Punjab, four fatalities were reported from Maharashtra in a span of 24 hours.
Four deaths were reconciled by Kerala, the health ministry said.
The death toll climbed to 5,30,916 with 15 deaths.
A total of 2,508 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 4,41,79,712. At 23,091, the active cases now comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections.
The weekly and daily positivity rates currently stand at 2.79 and 3.38 per cent, respectively. The health department has conducted 1,31,086 tests in the last 24 hours and 92.21 crore total tests have been conducted so far.
The recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent. A total of 1,979 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours and around 220.66 crore total vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. The fatality rate stood at 1.19 per cent.
On Tuesday, India logged 3,038 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 21,179, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,30,901 with nine deaths.
-PTI
