Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Reports 2,067 Covid Cases In 24 Hours

India COVID-19 Live Updates: During this period, the daily positivity rate increased to 0.83 from 0.31 per cent on Monday.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Reports 2,067 Covid Cases In 24 Hours

India COVID-19 Live Updates: 91,547 Covid patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

New Delhi:

India today reported 2,067 new Covid cases - a 65 per cent jump from yesterday. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country's active caseload stood at 12,340.

The number of deaths reported in the last 24 hours reached 40. These included 32 backlog deaths added by Kerala.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.49 per cent today. The weekly positivity rate currently stands at 0.38 per cent.

1,547 Covid patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries jumped to 4,25,13,248 since the beginning of the pandemic in the country. The recovery rate currently is at 98.76 per cent. The cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered across the country reached 186.90 crore.

Here are the LIVE Updates on coronavirus cases in India:

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Apr 20, 2022 10:59 (IST)
Thane District Logs 13 COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

With the addition of 13 new coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,913, an official said today.

These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said.

With no COVID-19 fatality, the number of deaths in the district remained unchanged at 11,889.

In the neighboring Palghar district, the overall COVID-19 case count is 1,63,605 while the death toll is 3,407, an official said.
Apr 20, 2022 10:14 (IST)
COVID-19 UPDATE - APRIL 21

2,067 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours.

India's active caseload currently stands at 12,340

1,547 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases total recoveries to 4,25,13,248.

186.90 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under nationwide vaccination drive.

COVID-19 active cases stand at 0.03%

Covid recovery rate currently at 98.76%

Covid deaths in last 24 hours - 40 (Kerala added 32 backlog deaths)

Daily positivity rate at 0.49%

Weekly positivity rate at 0.38%

83.29 crore total tests conducted so far; 4,21,183 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Apr 20, 2022 10:01 (IST)
2,067 fresh Covid cases in India, 65% higher than yesterday
Apr 20, 2022 05:48 (IST)
"Absolutely Wrong": Kerala Denies Centre's Charge On Daily Covid Data
Centre yesterday wrote to Kerala government asking it to provide Covid data daily and said that Kerala reporting this data after a gap of 5 days had impacted and skewed main Covid indicators like the number of cases and positivity rate.
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