Slight dip in Covid cases as India logs 9,355 infections in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI,APR 27 : India witnessed a dip in the daily Covid-19 caseload on Thursday as 9,355 fresh cases of the infection were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The daily positivity rate was reported at 4.08%.

India, on Wednesday, witnessed a jump in the number of daily Covid-19 cases, recording 9,629 fresh cases of the infection in last 24 hours.

According to the Health Ministry data, the death toll rose to 5,31,398 with 29 fatalities on Wednesday. Of the 29 deaths — six were reported in Delhi, three each in Maharashtra and Rajasthan, two each in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and one each in Odisha, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. Ten deaths were reconciled by Kerala.

Delhi records 1,095 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths, positivity rate at 22.74%                                           

Delhi reported 1,095 fresh Covid-19 cases and six fatalities in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate was recorded at 22.74%, according to data shared by the Delhi government’s health department on Wednesday.

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In the case of five fatalities, the primary cause of death was not Covid.

The death toll from the virus in Delhi has risen to 26,606. The total case tally is 20,35,156.

-PTI