Big drop in daily covid-19 cases in India, 2.55 lakh new infections reported in 24 hours
New Delhi: India on Tuesday recorded 255,874 new Covid-19 cases, 50,190 less than Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country’s active coronavirus caseload now stands at 2,236,842 and constitutes 5.62 percent of the total positive infections.
The last 24 hours also saw a total of 1,649,108 tests being conducted and India has so far done over 71.88 crore tests. The country’s weekly positivity rate is currently at 17.17 percent, while the daily positivity rate is at 15.52 percent.
In India, the COVID-19 tally crossed 20 lakh on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It crossed 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and exceeded one crore on December 19, 2020. The number of cases in India surpassed two crores on May 4 last year and three crores on June 23.
(_Vinayak)
