COVID-19 in India: 15,815 Cases and 68 Deaths in a Day

India reported 15,815 new COVID-19 cases and 68 deaths, said the Union Health Ministry of India on August 13th, 2022 (Saturday).

They also mentioned that it was the report for the previous 24 hours and with the new fatalities, the nationwide death toll totally now stands at 5,26,996.

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‘After more than three lakh tests conducted in India, the overall distribution was over 87 crores. As of now, the rate of recovery is 98.54%.’

Current COVID-19 Cases and the Statistics Involved

The active caseload marginally declined to 1,19,264, accounting for 0.27% of the country’s total positive cases.

The recovery of 20,018 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,35,93,112. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.54%.

While the daily positivity rate also declined to 4.36%, the weekly positivity rate stood at 4.79%.

COVID-19 in India: 20,038 New Covid Cases, 47 Deaths
In the last 24 hours, India has reported a marginal decline at 20,038 Covid infections against 20,139 cases reported on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said.

Also in the same period, a total of 3,62,802 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 87.99 crore.

As of August 13th morning, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 207.71 crore, achieved via 2,75,92,966 sessions.

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Source-IANS

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