India reports 1,690 new covid cases
1 min read . Updated: 11 May 2023, 12:17 PM IST
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New Delhi: India reported about 1,690 new covid cases in the last 24 hours taking the number of active cases to 19,613, the union health ministry said on Thursday.The daily positivity rate is now 1.15%, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 1.63%.
In the last three years of the pandemic, India has reported more than 44.9 million cases and 5,31,736 covid related deaths.
Health experts say that currently admissions are happening in those individuals who are elderly and have comorbid conditions. So, people need to take their booster dose if not done yet.
Scientists have said that the XBB.1.16 variant of coronavirus is responsible for the current cases. But the infection is supposed to be milder in nature and may not lead to a rise in hospitalisation rate as Indians have likely developed hybrid immunity due to vaccination and natural exposure to the disease. The Centre, however, has urged people to wear masks in crowded places and complete their vaccination doses.
The health ministry has directed states and union territories to follow a risk assessment-based approach to prevent and contain the infection. The ministry has advised state governments to examine the covid-19 situation at micro level (district and sub-districts) and maintain focus on implementation of necessary measures for prompt and effective management of covid-19 duly ensuring effective compliance.
Around 4.43 crore people recovered from the infection with 3,469 patients recovering int the last 24 hours. The current recovery rate touched 98.77 %. About 1,47,177 tests were conducted in a day taking the total number of tests to 92.82 crore.
Under the covid vaccination drive, more than 220.66 crore vaccine doses have been administered to people across the country so far. In the last 24 hours, around 2,194 vaccine doses were administered.