A total of 121 new coronavirus infections and one death were reported in 24 hours. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the number of active cases dropped to 2,319.
The total number of Covid-19 cases now stand at 4.46 crore (4,46,80,215).
The death toll rose to 5,30,722 with one death reported from Delhi in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.07%, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 0.11%.
Active cases comprise 0.01% of the total infections. national COVID-19 According to the Health Ministry website, the recovery rate has increased to 98.80%.
A decrease of 52 cases has been registered in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The number of people recovering from the disease increased to 4,41,47,174. The case fatality rate was 1.19%.
According to the website of the ministry, 220.14 crore doses of Kovid-19 vaccines have been given so far under the nationwide vaccination campaign.
Meanwhile, a new case of COVID-19 XBB 1.5 The strain responsible for the increase in cases in the United States was detected in India on Monday.
A new case of strain has been found in Uttarakhand in the last 24 hours.
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said seven others were found in Gujarat and one each in Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
The XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 subvariants. Combined, XBB and XBB.1.5 make up 44% of cases in the US.
The INSACOG data also revealed seven cases of the BF.7 strain, apparently driving China’s COVID-19 wave.
Four cases of Omicron sub-variant BF.7 have been reported in West Bengal, two in Gujarat and one in Odisha.
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