After maintaining a steady decline in Covid-19 positive cases, Nagaland on Friday saw a spike of 130 fresh cases even as the fatality remained low with two deaths.
Of the fresh cases, 37 were reported from Mon, Dimapur- 31, Peren-20, Mokokchung-13, Kohima-11, eight in Zunheboto, six in Wokha, two in Phek and one each in Kiphire and Longleng, taking the total caseload to 24,759.
Following the death of two more patients in Kohima, the death toll rose to 481 (including 14 non-Covid deaths but with Covid positivity).
PTI: A single-day rise of 51,667 COVID-19 infections took India’’s case tally to 3,01,34,445 while the weekly positivity rate declined to 3 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data on Friday.
The death toll climbed to 3,93,310 with 1,329 more people succumbing to the viral disease in a day.
The number of active cases has further declined to 6,12,868 and now comprises 2.03 per cent of the total infections. A net decline of 14,189 active cases has been recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Recoveries outnumbered daily new cases of COVID-19 for the 43rd consecutive day with the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surging to 2,91,28,267. The case fatality rate stood at 1.31 per cent.
While the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96.66 per cent, the weekly case positivity rate has come down to 3 per cent.
According to the Health Ministry data, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.98 per cent. It has been less than 5 per cent for 18 consecutive days.
India administered 60.73 lakh vaccine doses in a day taking the cumulative number of jabs given so far under the nationwide inoculation drive to 30.79 crore, according to immunisation data published at 7 am.
Also, 17,35,781 tests were conducted on Wednesday for the detection of COVID-19, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the country to 39,95,68,448.
The Health Ministry has stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths reported so far have occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.