Covid Update: India registers 906 new cases, 20 deaths in 24 hours

Covid Update: India on Thursday registered 906 new cases and 20 deaths. As compared to yesterday, a decline has been recorded in the daily cases in the country. After this, less than 1000 cases have been reported in India today. (Covid Update)

906 cases in 24 hours

For the last few days, a decline is being seen in the cases of Corona Update in the country. As compared to yesterday, a decline has been recorded in the daily cases of corona in the country even today. Today 906 new cases of corona have been reported in the country. During this, 20 people have died due to corona infection. Earlier on Wednesday, 1021 new cases of corona were reported in the country while 4 people died. In this way, a decline of 115 has been registered in the new daily case of Corona in the last 24 hours.

Health ministry data

According to the data released by the Ministry of Health this morning (18 May 2023), 906 new cases of corona infection were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. During this, there is news of death of 20 people due to Corona Update. These include seven people whose names have been added to the list of patients who succumbed to the global pandemic by Kerala while reconciling the death toll from the infection. At the same time, 2,100 people in the country were successful in defeating the corona virus infection, that is, became healthy. With this, the number of active cases of corona in the country has come down from 11,393 to 10,179. In this way, a decrease of 1214 has been registered in the number of active cases in the last 24 hours.

The number infection in India is 4,49,84,058

With this, the total number of corona infected in the country has increased to 4 crore 49 lakh 84 thousand 058. While the number of people getting cured has increased to 4 crore 44 lakh 42 thousand 065. At the same time, a total of 5 lakh 31 thousand 814 people have died due to corona virus infection in the country.

Covid status

Now total active cases – 10 thousand 179

Total infected so far – 4 crore 49 lakh 84 thousand 058

Total discharge so far – 4 crore 44 lakh 42 thousand 065

Total deaths so far – 5 lakh 31 thousand 814

According to the information given by the Union Health Ministry, the daily positive rate is currently 0.70 percent and the weekly positive rate is 0.90 percent. The number of people recovering from Corona is increasing continuously. Now the recovery rate in the country has increased to 98.79 percent. While the death rate remains at 1.18 percent. At the same time, active cases comprise 0.03 percent of the total infections. According to the information available on the Ministry’s website, about 220.66 crore doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines have been given so far under the nationwide vaccination campaign.

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