Covid-19: India records 18,257 fresh cases, positivity at 4.22%

10 July, 2022 | Vaishali Sharma

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According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday, India recorded 18,257 new infections in the past 24 hours, a modest decrease in new COVID cases. At 1,28,690, the number of a...

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday, India recorded 18,257 new infections in the past 24 hours, a modest decrease in new COVID cases.

At 1,28,690, the number of active cases represents 0.30 percent of all positive cases in the nation. 4.22 percent daily positive rate.

In the past 24 hours, 14,553 COVID patients have recovered, bringing the overall number of recoveries from the illness since the start of the pandemic to 4,29,68,533. The percentage of recovery is 98.50%.

42 individuals died from the infection during this time, the Ministry said. It now stands at 5,25,428.

A total of 4,32,777 COVID tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The total number of tests conducted so far has increased to 86.66 crore.

Under the nationwide vaccination drive, 10,21,164 COVID vaccines were administered in the last 24 hours. The cumulative vaccine doses jabbed to date are 1,98,76,59,299.