India reports 6,298 new Covid cases today

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In the last 24 hours, India reported 6,298 fresh Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

The new fatalities increased the overall death toll to 5,28,273. The active caseload spiked to 46,748, accounting for 0.1 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.

The recovery of 5,916 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,47,756. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.71 per cent.India reports 6,298 new Covid cases, 23 deaths

Meanwhile, the daily and weekly positivity rates stood at 1.89 per cent and 1.70 per cent, respectively.

Also in the same period, a total of 3,33,964 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.09 crore.

As of Friday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 216.17 crore.

Over 4.07 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.

  • New Delhi: A health worker collects a nasal sample from a man for the RT-PCR test of Covid-19 at the hostel of Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, May 05, 2022. (Photo: Qamar Sibtain/IANS)

India Covid cases rise again to 15K today

India on Friday reported marginal rise at 15,754 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, against 12,608 infections on Thursday, with 47 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,27,253 so far.

The active caseload of the country stands at 1,01,830 cases, accounting for 0.23 per cent of the country’s total positive cases. The recovery of 15,220 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,36,85,535. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.58 per cent, said the Union Health Ministry.

Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate has marginally declined to 3.47 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate in the country currently also stands at 3.90 per cent. In the same period, a total of 4,54,491 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 88.18 crore.

As of Friday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 209.27 crore, achieved via 2,78,10,025 sessions. More than 3.99 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.