Coronavirus: India reports 45,892 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate increases to 97.18%

First Published Jul 8, 2021, 12:46 PM IST

India on Thursday reported 45,892 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Health Ministry.

India recorded 45,892 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 817 deaths, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Thursday. With this, the country's cumulative Covid-19 infection tally went up to 3,07,09,557 and the total death toll was pushed to 405,028.
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The Health Ministry data further showed that the number of active cases went up to 46,07,04, or 1.50% of the total cases.
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The total number of recoveries stood at 29,843,825, with 44,291 people being discharged in the last 24 hours.
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Active cases constitute 1.50% of total cases. Recovery Rate increases to 97.18%. Weekly Positivity Rate below 5%, currently at 2.37%. Daily positivity rate at 2.42%, less than 3% for 17 consecutive days, the Health Ministry said.
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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 42,52,25,897 samples have been tested up to July 7 for Covid-19. Of these 18,93,800 samples were tested on Wednesday.
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The Ministry said that a total of 36,48,47,549 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 33,81,671 who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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