India’s COVID-19 positivity rate rose to 4.22 per cent as 18,257 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, while the illness has claimed 42 more lives, official sources said on Sunday.
According to the latest update by the Union Health Ministry, India's active caseload now stands at 1,28,690, which accounts for 0.30 per cent of the confirmed positive caseload of 4,36,22,651.
While the cumulative number of COVID-19 active cases in Maharashtra and Karnataka dipped, West Bengal now has the second highest active caseload of 21,159.
Kerala continued to report the highest number of COVID-19 active cases at 28,571, among all states and Union territories in India.
The country’s recovery rate stood at 98.50 per cent as 14,553 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours. The total recoveries reached 4,29,68,533, while 5,25,428 people have died of the infection as of Sunday.
So far, a total of 86.66 crore total tests have been conducted so far, and 198.76 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
