Surge in Covid-19 positive cases, 30,941 new cases reported in last 24 hours

New Delhi, 31 August (H.S): The number of positive cases in the country have increased. In the last 24 hours, a total of 30,941 new corona patients have appeared, while 350 people have died due to this disease. At the same time, the number of patients recovered is 36,275.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there has been a slight increase in the positivity rate in the country, which is a matter of concern. The positivity rate has been 2.22 percent in the last 24 hours.

The Ministry official said, so far 4,38,560 people have died due to corona in the country. The number of active patients has increased to 3,70,640. At the same time, three crore, 19 lakh, 59 thousand, 680 patients have recovered so far from Corona.

There has been a slight decrease in the recovery rate. The country’s recovery rate is 97.53 percent in the last 24 hours. In the last 24 hours, more than 13 lakh tests were carried out in the country. According to ICMR, a total of 52.15 crore tests have been done in the country so far. As many as 64.05 crore doses of anti-corona vaccine have been administered in the country.