J&K logs 6 new Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded six fresh Covid cases on Sunday that took the infection tally to 4,79,163, officials said.
No Covid-related fatality was reported in the past 24 hours and the death toll stands at 4,785, they said.
Of the new cases, four were reported from Kashmir and two from, Jammu division, officials said.
Currently there are 111 active cases while the overall recoveries has reached 4,74,267, they said, adding that there were 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) recorded so far in Jammu and Kashmir.
Active Covid cases in country decline to 37,444
India logged 3,375 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,45,94,487, while the active cases declined to 37,444, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,673 with 18 fatalities which includes 11 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.08 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.73 percent, the ministry said.
A decline of 849 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.28 percent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.35 percent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,28,370, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry, 218.75 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
The seven fatalities reported in the last 24 hours include three from Maharashtra and one each from Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
