India's Covid-19 cases dip further; 3,325 new infections recorded in 24 hours

India recorded 3325 new Covid19 cases in the last 24 hours 957 less than the count reported on Monday according to the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareThe number of positive cases of Covid has seen a decline over the past few days the Ministry said Tuesday adding the total number of active cases in the country stands at 44175The country reported 4282 cases on Monday while 5874 cases were recorded on SundayAs many as 6379 Covid patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours taking the total count of recoveries to 44377257The recovery rate stands at 9872 per centThe daily positivity rate presently stands at 229 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is at 387 per centA total of 9269 crore Covid tests have been conducted in the country so far with 145309 tests undertaken in the last 24 hours as stated by the Health MinistryAs per the Ministry 2180 doses of vaccine were administered in the last 24 hoursAlso readBREAKING I have decided to step down as NCP president says Sharad PawarAccording to the Union Ministry of Health and Welfare 22066 crore total vaccine doses which comprise 9521 crore second doses and 2287 crore precaution doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination DriveEarlier on April 20 in the wake of the spike in the number of COVID19 cases across the country Dr PK Mishra the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister chaired a highlevel meeting to assess the situationDuring the meeting a comprehensive presentation was made by Rajesh Bhushan the Secretary of Health and Family Welfare providing an overview of the global COVID19 situationThe presentation also provided an overview of the Genome Sequencing of different variants since January 2023 and noted the proportion of circulating variants in India The status of vaccination was discussed followed by drug availability and infrastructure preparedness across the country the PMO statedBhushan also advised the officials to maintain a strict vigil on the COVID19 situation and take necessary actions to contain its spreadThis 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