India Logs 16,159 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 28 Fatalities In 24 Hours; Positivity Rate At 3.56 %

India on Wednesday recorded 16,159 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its latest bulletin.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Jigyasa Sahay

Published: July 6, 2022, 10:15 AM IST

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28 COVID 19 fatalities have been reported in the last 24 hours

India: India on Wednesday registered 16,159 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 4,35,47,809 while the active caseload increased to 11,5212, according to Union Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 28 fatalities due to the infection were reported in the last 24 hours as the death toll climbed to 5,25,270 as updated at 8 am. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.53 per cent. An increase of 737 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

COVID cases spike in India | Key Points

• The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.56 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 3.84 per cent, according to the ministry.
• The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,29,07,327 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent.
• According to the ministry, 198.20 crore doses of vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
• India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
• The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year. It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year.