India on Saturday reported 18,840 Covid infections, a marginal rise against previous day's 18,815 count in a span of 24 hours, while deaths in the same period stood at 43.

The Union Ministry of Health said in its bulleting that the 43 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,386 and the active caseload has also risen to 1,25,028 cases, accounting for 0.29 per cent of the total positive cases.

Covid Vaccine.
Covid Vaccine.IANS

The recovery of 16,104 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,29,53,980. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.51 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Daily Positivity rate has marginally dropped to 4.14 per cent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 4.09 per cent.

Also in the same period, a total of 4,54,778 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 86.61 crore.

New patch test can detect Covid antibodies.
New patch test can detect Covid antibodies.IANS

As of this morning, the Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 198.65 crore, achieved via 2,60,37,032 sessions.

Over 3.74 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.

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