Nagaland on Friday reported 60 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while and five more succumbed to the infection.
Of the fresh cases, 21 were from Kohima, Dimapur-13, six in Mokokchung, five in Wokha, four in Peren, three in Mon and two each in Longleng, Phek, Tuensang and Zunheboto, taking the total caseload to 27713.
Further, five deaths– two in Kohima and one each in Dimapur, Tuensang and Wokha, pushed the death toll to 561 (including 14 non-Covid deaths).
Meanwhile, a total of 762938 ( 613975 first dose and 148963 second dose) persons have been inoculated against Covid-19 till July 30.
PTI: With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,15,72,344 on Friday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,217 with 555 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said.
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.
The number of active cases has gone up to 4,05,155, accounting for 1.28 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.38 per cent, the data showed.
An increase of 1,315 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 tally in a span of 24 hours.
Also, 18,16,277 tests to detect the infection were carried out on Thursday, taking the total number of such tests conducted so far in the country to 46,46,50,723, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.44 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.43 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 3,07,43,972, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data showed.
The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has reached 45.6 crore.
The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.