India reports 42,766 new COVID-19 cases; positivity rate at 2.45%

India reported 42,766 new COVID-19 cases and 308 deaths, according to data shared by the health ministry on Sunday.

Total infections have now risen to 3,29,88,673 and deaths to 4,40,533.

In India, Kerala accounts for a maximum number of active cases at present. The number of active cases in the state stands at 2,50,065, so far.

Here are some key figures on the COVID-19 situation in the nation: – 42,766 new cases, 308 new deaths, 38,091 recoveries in the past 24 hours – The active caseload is presently at 4,10,048 – Active cases account for 1.24 percent of the total cases – The daily deaths (308) is the lowest in 159 days – This is the third consecutive day that the daily death toll has been below 400 – This is the fifth consecutive day that the new cases have been over the 40,000-mark – Kerala reported 29,680 new COVID-19 cases, while Maharashtra recorded 4,130 cases and Tamil Nadu saw 1,580 cases – In the past 24 hours, Kerala reported 142 new deaths, Maharashtra saw 64 and Tamil Nadu had 20 deaths – Nine states/Union Territories reported a rise in active Coronavirus cases – Difference between new cases reported in the last seven days and the preceding seven days in India is +8 percent (world average is -8 percent) – A total of 68.46 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far across the country of which 71.62 lakh were administered on Saturday – 44.49 lakh received their first dose, while 27.12 lakh were given their second dose – A total of 53 crore tests have been carried out so far and around 17.47 lakh tests were conducted on Saturday – Daily positivity rate reported to be 2.45 percent – The test positivity rate has been below 3 percent for the sixth consecutive day

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