India records 43,071 new Covid-19 cases, 955 deaths

India saw a singleday rise of 43071 Covid19 infections which took the tally of cases to 30545433 while active cases have declined to 485350 according to Union health ministry data updated on SundayThe death toll has climbed to 402005 with 955 more fatalities while the case fatality rate has risen to 132 per cent from 131 per cent the data updated at 8 am showedThe active cases have further declined to 485350 and comprise 159 per cent of the total infections while the national Covid19 recovery rate has improved to 9709 per cent the ministry saidIt said active cases have declined by 10183 in a span of 24 hoursThe data stated that 1838490 tests were conducted on Saturday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of Covid19 in the country to 418254953The daily positivity rate was recorded at 234 per cent It has been less than five per cent for 27 consecutive days the ministry saidRecoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases for 52 consecutive days it saidCumulative vaccine doses administered so far have reached 3512 crore under nationwide Covid19 vaccination driveThe 955 new fatalities include 371 from Maharashtra 135 from Kerala and 115 from Tamil Nadu the ministry saidThe health ministry said more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbiditiesldquoOur figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Researchrdquo the ministry said on its website adding that statewise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliationShivakumarrsquos vax challenge for YeddyCongress leader DK Shivakumar on Sunday challenged the Karnataka government to fully vaccinate 80 per cent of the adult population in the state by Septemberend ldquoExperts are predicting that the third wave will hit us by October If we fully vaccinate at least 80 per cent of the adult population by Septemberend there may be no third wave Even if there is it will be very mild That is why I am asking the Karnataka government if they are up for this challengerdquo he asked The state has so far fully vaccinated only about 7 per cent of the eligible population he claimed ldquoWhat matters is a double dose Studies from Mumbai London New York are all saying both doses will save usrdquo30545433Total no of Coronavirus cases in India so far402005Total no of deaths due to the virus in India so far485350Total no of active cases in IndiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever