New Delhi: India has recorded 3,016 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a 50% jump from the previous day, and the highest number of infections in the last six months.
The daily positivity rate now stands at 2.7% and the weekly at 1.71%, according to data released by the Union health ministry.
The last time India saw infections above 3,000 was on 2 October when there were 3,375 cases. There are 13,509 active cases right now, which is 0.03% of total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.78 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
There have also been 6 deaths in the last 24 hours – three in Maharashtra, two in Delhi, one in Himachal Pradesh. Eight deaths have been reconciled by Kerala. The total deaths from Covid in India now stand at 530,862.
States witnessing the maximum surge in cases are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.
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