Covid Update: 2,593 new cases, 1,755 recoveries in 24 hours

New Delhi, 24 April (HS): Covid-19 cases have increased in the past few days, with 2,593 new cases being registered in the last 24 hours till Sunday 7am. 1,755 patients recovered from Covid-19, taking the tally of recovered patients to over 4.25 crore in the country since the beginning of the pandemic.

Total number of active Covid-19 patients in the country is 15,873, this comprises approximately 0.04% of the total cases registered since the beginning of the pandemic.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, more than 4.36 lakh tests were conducted in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tests conducted, since the beginning of the pandemic, to over 83.47 crore.

Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.75%. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.59% and the Daily Positivity rate currently stands at 0.59%.