India records 2.40 lakh fresh COVID-19 infections, 3,741 deaths in last 24 hours
This is the seventh consecutive day when India has recorded less than 3 lakh cases.
NEW DELHI:
India's daily COVID-19 cases continue to show a downward trend, with 2,40,842 infections recorded in the last 24 hours on Sunday.
This is the seventh consecutive day when India has recorded less than 3 lakh cases.
However, the deaths due to the infection more or less remained constant at 3,741 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), the country recorded 3,55,102 fresh recoveries in one day, outnumbering the new cases.
The cumulative caseload in India now stands at 2,65,30,132 including 28,05,399 active cases.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease in the country 2,34,25,467 and the total death toll has mounted to 2,99,266.
India has so far administered 19,50,04,184 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Saturday, the MOHFW informed that the daily COVID positivity rate has declined to 12.45 per cent, while the national recovery rate has improved further to 87.76 per cent.
Eight states including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh account for 69.94 per cent of India's total active infections, the Union Health Ministry stated.
(Edited by Shankar Kumar Turha)
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