India has reported 2,86,384 fresh Coronavirus cases and 573 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. With the addition of new cases, the Covid tally in the country – the second worst-hit country after the US – now stands at 4.03 crore.
Meanwhile, the positivity rate rose from 16.16 per cent to 19.59 per cent. The weekly positivity rate, on the other hand, was recorded at 17.75 per cent.
The active cases have dropped to 22,02,472 and now amount to 5.46 per cent of the total infections, while the national Coronavirus recovery rate has declined to 93.33 per cent. There were a total of 3,06,357 recoveries since yesterday, taking the total recoveries to over 37.6 million.
Meanwhile, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 163.84 crore dose.