India reports 25,166 daily new cases and 437 deaths in last 24 hours, lowest in 154 days

India reported 25,166 new Covid-19 cases and 437 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.

Out of the new cases, Kerala reported 12,294 new cases, 142 deaths while Maharashtra had 4,145 new infections and 101 fatalities. Active cases in the country have come down to 3,69,846, the lowest in 146 days. It comprises 1.15 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

There are a total of 3,22,50,679 coronavirus cases in the country at present. The overall death toll has reached 4,32,079. As many as 3,14,48,754, people have recovered from the disease. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.61 per cent. It has remained below 3 per cent for the last 22 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.98 per cent. The ministry said 55.47 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far.

Meanwhile, ten more cases of Delta plus variant of SARS-CoV2 virus were identified across Maharashtra on Monday, taking the total count in the state to 76. Of the 10 new cases, six were identified in Kolhapur, three in Ratnagiri and one in Sindhudurg. The state has so far reported five deaths due to the variant.

Of the 76 persons detected with Delta Plus, 10 were fully vaccinated while 12 had received a single shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. Two persons had got Covaxin doses while the remaining had got the Covishield vaccine shot. While 39 patients are women, nine are children below the age of 18 years.

Source: The Indian Express