Covid-19 Updates: India Reported 6,050 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In Last 24 Hours

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• Apr 7, 2023 | Dhupali Das

India recorded 6,050 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, according to health ministry data...

Digital Desk: India recorded 6,050 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, according to health ministry data. Notably, the nation witnessed an increase of 13 percent in coronavirus cases than yesterday.

The health ministry stated that 14 more people died as a result of the infection in India. The total number of fatalities is 5,30,943. According to data released by the ministry on Friday, the total number of individuals discharged was 4,41,85,858.

With Covid cases on the rise, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting with states and UTs to evaluate the situation. At the meeting, Mandaviya asked that the states focus on genomic sequencing and covid testing. As of right now, wearing a mask is not made mandatory.

Earlier in the day, MoS Health Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar announced the meeting and stated, "The Centre has periodically provided instructions on Covid-19 to the states and UTs. PM Modi has discussed this with all of the states. A review meeting with the health ministers of the states and UTs will be held today by Minister of Health Mandaviya."

According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate is 3.39 percent, while the weekly positivity rate is 3.02 percent.

The Health Ministry reported that the total number of tests performed the previous day was 1,78,533.

In the last 24 hours, a total of 2,334 vaccination doses were administered. Since the nationwide vaccination program began on January 16, 2021, a total of 2,20,66,20,700 vaccinations have been administered.

Kerala has the highest number of Covid cases, with 9,422 active cases. With 265 new cases, Delhi now has 2,060 active cases, while Maharashtra has 3,987 active cases.

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