New Delhi: India has recorded 124 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 3,001 from 3,193, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday (June 6). The death toll has increased to 5,31,884 with two deaths. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, the ministry said.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 4,44,56,995 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra on Monday reported nine COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,69,374, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,552, a health official said.
The addition to the tally was a drop from the 26 cases detected on Sunday, which was also a no fatality day, he pointed out.
Mumbai circle led with six cases, including three in the metropolis, followed by one each in Pune, Nashik and Nagpur circles, he added.
The recovery count increased by 11 to touch 80,20,648, leaving the city with an active caseload of 176, he said. The recovery rate is 98.18 per cent and the fatality rate stands at 1.81 per cent, a health department bulletin said.
As per official data, 8,72,06,357 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state so far, including 1,892 in the last 24 hours, comprising 1,083 at government labs, 780 at private ones and 29 though self test kits.
The report said 122 COVID-19 deaths have taken place since January 1 this year, with 72.95 per cent of the deceased being above the age of 60, and 84 per cent having comorbidities.
It said 175 cases were detected in the state between May 30 and June 5, down from 286 cases between May 23 and 29.
MUMBAI
Mumbai on Monday reported three COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 11,63,825, while the death toll stood unchanged at 19,772, a civic official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from seven cases detected on Sunday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said.
The recovery count increased by six to touch 11,43,993, leaving the metropolis with 60 active cases, he said.
As per BMC data, the recovery rate is 98.3 per cent and the overall growth rate of cases between May 29 and June 4 is 0.0008 per cent.
So far, 1,88,79,499 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Mumbai, including 373 in the last 24 hours.
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(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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