Covid-19: India reports 44,877 new cases in 24 hours, with a 3.17 percent positivity rate
New Delhi, 13 February (H.S): In the last 24 hours, India has registered 44,877 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), bringing the daily positivity rate down to 3.17 percent, according to a union health ministry bulletin released on Sunday morning. In just one day, 684 people died as a result of the viral infection, bringing the total death toll to 5,08,665.
The total number of infections in the country now stands at 42,631,421, with 5,37,045 cases inactive status. At the moment, active cases account for 1.26 per cent of all cases.
Today’s number of positive cases is 11% lower than yesterday’s when 45,486 new infections were added to the count. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the weekly positivity rate was 4.46 per cent.
In the last 24 hours, 1,17,591 people have been released, bringing the total number of people released to 4,15,85,711. The current recovery rate is 97.55 percent.