India reports 16,678 Covid 19 cases in last 24 hours
New Delhi, July 11: With 16,678 new Covid-19 cases being reported in a day, India's total tally of coronavirus cases rose to 4,36,39,329. The active caseload now stands at 1,30,713, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll due to Covid 19 has climbed to 5,25,454 with 26 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active coronavirus cases comprise 0.30 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.5 per cent. Also Read| YouTuber Gaurav Taneja aka Flying Beast arrested on his birthday There has been an increase of 2,023 infections in the active Covid 19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The 26 new coronavirus fatalities include 18 from Kerala, four from West Bengal, two from Delhi and one each from Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="750"] The death toll due to Covid 19 has climbed to 5,25,454 with 26 new fatalities.[/caption] On the other hand, national capital Delhi on Sunday reported 433 fresh Covid-19 cases with two fatalities, the Delhi Health Department informed. The positivity decreased to 2.96 per cent as compared to 3.37 per cent on Saturday. A total of 549 recoveries were reported. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="750"] There has been an increase of 2,023 infections in the active Covid 19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.[/caption] A total of 10,016 Covid tests were conducted in the national capital, out of which 4607 were rapid antigen tests, taking the cumulative total of 39,2,22,651. The vaccination drive reached a cumulative total of 1,784,391, out of which 41,102 tests were done in the last 24 hours. The cumulative case positivity load reached 1,9,40,735 with a cumulative positivity rate of 4.95 per cent and a case fatality rate of 1.35 per cent. There are as many as 291 containment zones till Sunday, as per available information. Also Read | Dry fruit warehouse gutted in Amritsar fire [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="750"] The positivity decreased to 2.96 per cent as compared to 3.37 per cent on Saturday.[/caption] -PTC News