J&K logs 5 positive cases of COVID
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,54,280 on Sunday as four more people tested positive for the viral disease, officials said.
The death toll remained unchanged at 4,752 – of these 2328 persons have died in Jammu division and 2424 in Kashmir division.
The officials said all the fresh cases were reported from the Jammu division — three in Jammu district and one in Rajouri district.
Currently there are 58 active COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir – 54 in Jammu division and four in Kashmir. So far, 4,49,470 people have recovered, they said.
Daily positivity rate of COVID above one percent after 34 days
India logged 4,270 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,76,817, while the daily positivity rate was recorded above one per cent after 34 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The active cases rose to 24,052 and the death toll climbed to 5,24,692 with 15 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.06 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.73 percent, the ministry said.
An increase of 1,636 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.03 percent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.84 percent, according to the ministry. On May 01, the daily positivity was recorded at 1.07 percent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,28,073, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 percent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 194.09 crore.
