Covid-19: Daily count in India dips below one lakh after over two months
The Covid-19 death toll climbed to 3,51,309 with 2,123 daily deaths, the lowest in 47 days.
India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus infections after a gap of 63 days, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 4.62%, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
A single-day rise of 86,498 cases was registered, the lowest in 66 days, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,89,96,473.
The Covid-19 death toll climbed to 3,51,309 with 2,123 daily deaths, the lowest in 47 days, the data updated at 8 am showed. A total of 81,466 new cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours on April 2.
Also, 18,73,485 tests were conducted on Monday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of Covid-19 in the country to 36,82,07,596.
The daily positivity rate has dropped to 4.62%. It has been less than 10% for 15 consecutive days, the ministry said.
The weekly positivity rate has declined to 5.94%. The active cases reduced to 13,03,702 comprising 4.50% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 94.29%. A net decline of 97,907 cases has been recorded in the Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.