Fresh COVID Cases in India Dip to 11,739
India has reported 11,739 new COVID-19 cases, a significant decline against the 15,940 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.
In the same period, the country reported 25 more COVID fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,999.
The active caseload has surged to 92,576, accounting for 0.21% of the country's total positive cases.
‘Over 36.3 million adolescents have been administered with a first dose of COVID-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.’
The recovery of 10,917 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,27,72,498. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.58%. COVID in India
While the daily positivity rate also declined to 2.59%, the weekly positivity rate stood at 3.25%.
Also in the same period, a total of 4,53,940 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 860.7 millions.
As of June 26, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 1970.8 millions, achieved via 2,55,80,569 sessions.
Source: IANS