India logs 5,921 fresh Covid-19 cases; daily positivity rate 0.63%

New Delhi, March 5: India is continuing with a declining trend of Covid-19 cases, with 5,921 fresh coronavirus cases reported across the country in the last 24 hours.

The government data shows that the daily positivity dipped from 0.69 per cent on Friday to 0.63 per cent on Saturday. The weekly positivity rate of coronavirus also declined to 0.84 per cent from 0.90 per cent on Friday. India's active Covid-19 caseload is currently at 63,878. It accounts for 0.15 per cent of the total cases. With 11,651 persons recovering from the virus in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries rose to 4,23,78,721. Consequently, the recovery rate witnessed an upward trend with 98.65 per cent reported on Saturday as compared to 98.64 per cent on Friday and 98.62 per cent on Thursday. Also read | Russia declares ceasefire to open humanitarian corridors for evacuating civilians A total of 289 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The death toll in India is now at 5,14,878. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 9,40,905 samples were tested on March 4. The total samples tested up to March 4 is now at 77,19,14,261. Meanwhile, in the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive against coronavirus, 178.55 crore vaccine doses have been administered. Of these, more than 24.62 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that the vaccination coverage of 1,78,55,66,940 was achieved through 2,06,52,074 sessions. A total of 2,05,07,232 precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and comorbid people aged 60 and above. Of these, 42,29,049 jabs were given to healthcare workers, 63,53,448 to frontline workers and 99,24,735 to those above 60 years of age. In the age group 15-18 years, 5,52,63,296 first doses and 3,01,57,910 second doses have been inoculated. Also read | Now, two trains won't collide, thanks to 'Kavach' The Union Health Ministry has said that more than 179.53 crore (1,79,53,10,650) vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through the government's free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category. Over 15.62 crore (15,62,60,351) balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, it added. -PTC News