COVID: Over 3,300 new cases, 40 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases rise to 19,092

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 3,324 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 40 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (May 1), the country saw a total of 2,876 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.74 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,25,36,253.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 19,092 the ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 18,684. 

The  active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said. An increase of 408 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,23,843. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

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The daily positivity rate was recorded at  0.71 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.68 per cent, according to the ministry.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 189.17 crore.

ICMR data on COVID testing: 

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 83,79,13,110 samples have been tested up to April 30 for COVID-19. Of these 4,71,087 samples were tested on Saturday.

India COVID case history so far: 

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020; 30 lakh on August 23; 40 lakh on September 5; and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28; 70 lakh on October 11; 80 lakh on October 29; 90 lakh on November 20; and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestone of two crore cases on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

The 40 new fatalities included 36 from Kerala, two from Karnataka and one each from Delhi and Maharashtra.

A total of 5,23,843 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,47,843 from Maharashtra, 69,047 from Kerala, 40,101 from Karnataka, 38,025 from Tamil Nadu, 26,175 from Delhi, 23,507 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,201 from West Bengal.

The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

Delhi COVID tally:

Meanwhile, Delhi reported 1,520 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, and one death, according to data released by the health department. The total active cases in the national capital was recorded at 5,716. The positivity rate has come down to 5.10 per cent.

Earlier in the morning, Delhi government released the Covid-19 numbers for Friday. Delhi has recorded 1,607 fresh COVID-19 cases with two people succumbing to the virus on Friday. 

With these new cases, the national capital's overall Covid tally has increased to 18,83,075, while the death toll has risen to 26,175. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi had touched the record high of 28,867 on January 13 during the third wave of the pandemic. 

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