Covid Roundup: India records 15,823 fresh cases, 22,000 recoveries in a day
Covid Roundup: India records 15,823 fresh cases, 22,000 recoveries in a day
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According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, India recorded new 15,823 cases of the covid-19, along with 226 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. India witnessed a total of 22,844 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.06 per cent and total recoveries to 3,33,42,901. Out of 15,823 new COVID cases, South Kerala reported 7,823 cases and 106 deaths on Tuesday. The total active cases of COVID in India moderately dipped to 2,07,653, the ministry data showed. 

According to the ICMR, 58,63,63,442 samples have been tested up to October 12 for COVID-19. Of these 13,25,399 samples were tested on Tuesday. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,51,189. In India, the first death due to COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020. As per reports,  the number of active COVID cases in Kerala declined to one lakh on Tuesday after it had breached that figure more than five months back during the start of the second wave. The state today reported 7,823 fresh COVID cases and 106 deaths, taking the caseload to 48,09,619 and fatalities to 26,448, an official press release said.

On April 19, the state had breached the one lakh mark with 1,07,330 active cases after reporting 13,644 fresh COVID-19 infections. The state has been showing a decline in the daily new cases after crossing the 30,000-mark post-Onam festival in August. With 12,490 more people recovering from the coronavirus since Monday, the total recoveries touched 46,85,932 and the active cases declined to 96,646, the release said.

 

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