India’s Daily Covid Cases Cross 5,000

India recorded 5,335 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, 20 per cent more than yesterday. Daily cases have crossed the 5,000-mark for the first time since September 23 last year.

The daily positivity rate, an indicator of the spread of the infection, currently stands at 3.32 per cent and the country has an active caseload of 25,587.

The active cases now stand at 0.06 per cent of the total caseload and the recovery rate is 98.75 per cent. The past 24 hours saw 2,826 recoveries, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,41,82,538.

The consistent climb in daily case counts over the past few weeks has alarmed authorities at the centre and states. The governments have been holding review meetings to assess the readiness of the health infrastructure to tackle a surge in cases.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told NDTV in an exclusive that the government is prepared to deal with a spike in infections. ICU beds, oxygen supply, and other critical care arrangements are in place, he said, adding that there’s a weekly review of preparedness.