India Covid-19 cases: India now has 22,49,335 active coronavirus cases. (File)
India on Monday recorded 2,55,874 new coronavirus cases, 16.39 per cent lower than Monday's figure of 3.06 lakh cases. During the same period, the country reported 439 virus-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 4,89,848.
At 22,36,842, active cases in India now comprise 5.62 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate marginally increased to 93.15 per cent.
Delhi also reported 5,760 new coronavirus cases on Monday. Meanwhile, the country has administered 162.92 crore vaccine doses.
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Covid Cases In India: 2.55 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, Positivity Dips From 20.75% To 15.52%Finally breaking a five-day streak of reporting over three lakh daily Covid cases, India today recorded 2,55,874 new coronavirus cases, 16.39 per cent lower than yesterday's 3.06 lakh cases.
The new Covid cases reported today took the total infection tally in India - the second worst-hit country after the US - to almost 3.98 crore, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The country also added 614 fresh fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the Covid-related death count since the start of the pandemic to 4,90,462.
The country also added 614 fresh fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the Covid-related death count since the start of the pandemic to 4,90,462.
Bengal records 4,546 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 37 more fatalities
West Bengal on Monday recorded 4,546 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 19,69,791, while 37 more fatalities raised the death count to 20,375, a health department bulletin said.
The state had on Sunday logged 6,980 fresh infections and 36 deaths due to the disease.
The positivity rate came down to 8.84 per cent from Sunday's 9.53 per cent, and the number of active cases currently has 94,535, down by 15,648 from the previous day's count.
West Bengal on Monday recorded 4,546 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 19,69,791, while 37 more fatalities raised the death count to 20,375, a health department bulletin said.
The state had on Sunday logged 6,980 fresh infections and 36 deaths due to the disease.
The positivity rate came down to 8.84 per cent from Sunday's 9.53 per cent, and the number of active cases currently has 94,535, down by 15,648 from the previous day's count.
School Closures Due To Covid Affected Over 600 Million Students Globally, Says UNICEFMore than 616 million students are still being affected by full or partial school closures, the UN children's agency said.
In many countries, in addition to depriving millions of children of the chance to acquire basic skills, these disruptions have affected students' mental health, put them at greater risk of abuse and prevented many from having access to "a regular source of nutrition," UNICEF added.
"Quite simply, we are looking at a nearly insurmountable scale of loss to children's schooling," said UNICEF Chief of Education Robert Jenkins in a statement, almost two years into the pandemic.
Delhi Positivity Rate Falls To 11.79% From 13%; Cases Down 37% To 5,760Delhi saw a significant drop in daily cases with 5,760 fresh infections, 37 per cent lower than yesterday (9,197). The positivity rate fell to 11.79 per cent from 13.3 per cent.
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