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India Reports 1,569 New COVID-19 Cases

by Colleen Fleiss on May 17 2022 11:25 PM

In India, 1,569 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported. The active caseload of the country has also marginally declined to 16,400 cases.

India Reports 1,569 New COVID-19 Cases
In India, 1,569 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported, said the Union Health Ministry.
The active caseload of the country has also marginally declined to 16,400 cases, accounting for 0.04% of the country’s total positive cases.

The recovery of 2,467 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,25,84,710. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75%.

COVID-19 in India

Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate has also reported a decline at 0.44%, while the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.59%.

Also, in the same period, 3,57,484 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall to 84.44 crores.

As of Tuesday (May 17th) morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 191.48 crore, achieved via 2,39,87,395 sessions.

Over 3.19 crore adolescents have been administered a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the vaccination drive for this age bracket.

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Source-IANS


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