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India logs highest daily Covid cases in 149 days; Delhi, Mumbai biggest contributors

First Published: 26th March, 2023 15:48 IST

The nation registered the highest number of daily Covid infections in the last 149 days

At 1,890, India logged the highest number of daily Covid infections in the last 149 days. The active cases, too, have increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The country recorded 2,208 cases in a single day on October 28 last year.

The death toll has increased to 5,30,831 with seven deaths in the past 24 hours. While two deaths each were reported by Maharashtra and Gujarat in a span of 24 hours, three were reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The daily positivity was recorded at 1.56 percent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.29 percent. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,04,147).

The active cases now comprise 0.02 percent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.79 percent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,63,883, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.

According to the ministry’s website, 220.65 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive and 1,21,147 corona tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

GOVT MULLS NATIONWIDE DRILL TO TAKE STOCK OF HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS

Amid rising cases of Covid and seasonal influenza, the government is planning a nationwide mock drill on April 10 and 11 to take stock of hospital preparedness.

According to a joint advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday, both public and private health facilities in all districts are expected to participate in the exercise aimed at taking stock of the availability of medicines, hospital beds, medical equipment and medical oxygen.

The exact details of the mock drill shall be communicated to the states in the virtual meeting scheduled on March 27, the advisory stated.

Delhi and Mumbai have become the biggest contributors to the total daily cases. Delhi recorded 139 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 4.98 per cent on Saturday, according to data shared by the health department. The national capital reported 152 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 6.66 per cent on Friday.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 437 new coronavirus cases, 94 more than the previous day, the health department said in a bulletin. The state also recorded two coronavirus-related deaths.

Maharashtra’s Covid case tally rose to 81,41,457, and death toll to 1,48,435. On Friday, the state had recorded 343 cases and three fatalities.

Credit: India Today

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