India sees dip in Covid-19 cases, logs 2,487 infections in 24 hours

New Delhi, May 15: India witnessed a slight decline in the Covid-19 cases on Sunday as the country logged 2,487 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed. With this, the active caseload in the country stands at 17,692, constituting 0.04 percent of India's total positive infections. The daily positivity rate in India has been recorded at 0.61 percent, while the weekly positivity rate of Covid in the country is at 0.62 percent. As many as 2,878 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients, since the beginning of the pandemic, to 4,25,79,693.

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#COVID19 UPDATE ?191.32cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive ?India’s Active caseload currently stands at 17,692 ?Recovery Rate currently at 98.74% Read here: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1825452 #IndiaFightsCorona

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