New Delhi: India on Thursday recorded 5,335 new Covid-19 infections, the biggest single-day jump in five months, while the number of active cases increased to 25,587, according to Union Health Ministry data.
A total of 4,777 cases were recorded on September 25 last year. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75% percent, according to the Health Ministry website. As many as 2,826 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, while the total recoveries increased to 4,41,82,538.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.32 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.89 per cent. According to the Ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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On Wednesday, a 55-year-old Coimbatore woman died at the government hospital allegedly after contracting coronavirus infection. The woman was admitted to the hospital on March 17 with symptoms of cancer and lung disease, reports said. On Tuesday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his predecessor Vasundhara Raje had tested positive for Covid-19.
