New Delhi: India has recorded a total of 20,044 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally of cases to 4,37,30,071, while the count of active cases of the disease has increased to 1,40,760, according to Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The death count due to the disease has climbed to 5,25,660 with 56 new fatalities being reported, said the data updated today.
Active cases now comprise 0.32 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.48 per cent, the health ministry said.
An increase of 1,687 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload of the country in a span of 24 hours, the data showed.
Mizoram today reported 66 new COVID-19 cases, 53 less than the previous day, with the tally increasing to 2,30,414, a health official said.
Of the fresh cases, 49 were registered in Aizawl district, followed by Saitual (12), Hnahthial (three) and Champhai (two), he said.
The single-day positivity rate dipped to 16.8 per cent from 20.24 per cent the previous day as the new cases were detected from 408 sample tests.
The death count remained at 706 as no fresh fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.
Mizoram now has 1,102 active cases, while 2,28,606 people have so far recovered from the disease, including 31 since Friday. The discharge rate stood at 99.21 per cent.
The state has so far tested 19.43 lakh samples for COVID-19, the official said.
State Health Minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana has urged all the chief medical officers to revive the dedicated COVID health centres in their respective districts in view of the rising caseload.
The minister also appealed to all district hospitals, community, primary and urban health centres to make arrangement for sample tests for the coronavirus infection.
Courtesy: NDTV
