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India reported 18,738 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24
hours, taking the total tally to 44,145,732 in the country,
according to federal health ministry data released on Sunday
morning, Trend
reports citing Xinhua.
The cases reported on Sunday marked a decrease in comparison to
the daily caseload of Saturday 19,406.
With the reporting of fresh cases, India’s active caseload
currently stands at 134,933.
The country also logged 40 related deaths during the past 24
hours, pushing the overall death toll to 526,689 since the
beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate stands at 5.02 percent and the weekly
positivity rate was recorded at 4.63 percent, the ministry data
showed.
The ministry said so far 43,484,110 people have been
successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, of whom 18,558
were discharged during the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, the cumulative COVID-19 vaccination
coverage in the country has exceeded 2 billion doses and until
Sunday morning 2,062,179,411 doses were administered.
So far over 877 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted
across the country.
Health experts say COVID-19 is a cyclical disease and will come
in waves.
On Saturday India’s federal health ministry wrote to the seven
states including the capital Delhi asking them to ensure adequate
testing, promote COVID-19-appropriate behaviour and increase the
pace of vaccination to contain the ongoing increase in cases.
The letter warns that the upcoming festivals and mass
congregations in different parts of the country may potentially
facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases, including
COVID-19.
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