HomeCoronavirus News Highlights: Maha reports 8,535 new COVID cases, 156 deaths; Mumbai caseload at 558

Coronavirus News Highlights: Maha reports 8,535 new COVID cases, 156 deaths; Mumbai caseload at 558

Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: With 41,506 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,08,37,222, while the active cases declined to 4,54,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 4,08,040 with 895 fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 1.47 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.20 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed. A decrease of 915 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.25 percent. It has been less than three percent for 20 consecutive days, the ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.32 percent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,99,75,064 and the case fatality rate stands at 1.32 percent, the data stated.

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By CNBCTV18.com July 11, 2021, 10:07:18 PM IST (Updated)

Coronavirus News Highlights: Maha reports 8,535 new COVID cases, 156 deaths; Mumbai caseload at 558
With 41,506 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,08,37,222, while the active cases declined to 4,54,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 4,08,040 with 895 fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 1.47 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.20 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed. A decrease of 915 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.25 percent. It has been less than three percent for 20 consecutive days, the ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.32 percent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,99,75,064 and the case fatality rate stands at 1.32 percent, the data stated.

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