India recorded more than 2.34 lakh new Covid-19 cases and 893 related deaths in the 24 hours, data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed on Sunday. After Sunday’s count, India’s tally of Covid-19 cases mounted to more than 4.10 crore and its death toll climbed to over 4.94 lakh.
The daily positivity rate stood at 14.50 per cent, up from 13.39 per cent, and the weekly positivity rate was at 16.40 per cent, the health ministry’s update showed. Currently, India has more than 18.84 lakh active cases and its recovery rate is at 94.21 per cent with more than 3.52 lakh recoveries being reported in the last 24 hours.
In another development, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday India has fully vaccinated 75 per cent of its adult population. So far, the cumulative number of doses of vaccine against Covid-19 administered in the country has crossed 165.7 crore.
