India records 29,616 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Saturday morning said that “India recorded 29,616 new COVID-19 cases and 290 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall caseload to 33,524,479 and the total death toll to 446,658.
Out of these, Kerala contributed 17,983 fresh cases and 127 deaths. Over 28,046 recoveries were also recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, taking total recoveries to 32,876,319 and the active caseload now stands at 301,442.
An increase of 1,280 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate stands at 1.86 percent, while the recovery rate is currently at 97.78 percent.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 561,661,383 samples have been tested up to September 24th for COVID-19. Of these 1,592,421 samples were tested yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Friday informed that even if the third wave comes in the country, its intensity will be low.
India began the administration of COVID-19 vaccines on 16 January 2021. As of 24 September 2021, India has administered over 849 million doses overall, including first and second doses of the currently approved vaccines.
(_Vinayak Barot)
