India: 48,698 new Covid cases were reported in 24 hours – a decrease of 5.7 per cent from yesterday – the Indian Health Ministry said this morning. 1,183 deaths linked to the virus were also reported. Total cases and deaths are now 3.01 crore and 3.94 lakh.
The active caseload has dropped below six lakh – the lowest since April 1 when there were 5.84 COVID-19 cases. As of Saturday morning there are 5.95 lakh cases in India. The national daily positivity rate – the percentage of tests returning positive results – is 2.79 per cent; it has stayed below the five per cent danger level for 19 consecutive days.
There are 48 cases of the ‘delta plus’ variant across 11 states, the Health Ministry said Friday, insisting the spread is “very localised”. Maximum cases so far have been reported from Maharashtra (20), with Tamil Nadu recording nine and Madhya Pradesh 7.
