India reports 2,487 new COVID cases, 13 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 17,692

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India reports 2,487 new COVID cases, 13 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 17,692

Highlights

The total death toll due to COVID in the country is now at 5,24,214
According to ICMR, 84,38,36,914 samples have been tested up to May 14 for COVID
India saw a total of 2,878 discharges in the last 24 hours

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 2,487 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 13 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (May 15), the country saw a total of 2,878 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.74 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,25,79,693.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 17,692 the ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 18,096.

A decrease of 404 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,24,214. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.61 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.62 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,79,693, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 191.32 crore.

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ICMR data on COVID testing:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 84,38,36,914 samples have been tested up to May 14 for COVID-19. Of these 4,05,156 samples were tested on Saturday.

Delhi COVID tally:

Meanwhile, Delhi on Saturday recorded 673 new Covid cases and four more deaths, while the positivity rate was 2.77 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.

The city had on March 18 reported 607 COVID-19 cases and one fatality, while the positivity rate on that day was 0.76 per cent. On Friday Delhi had also reported four deaths, the highest single-day fatality count in over two months.

Delhi had logged three Covid deaths on March 7 and four fatalities due to the disease on March 4. The city on Friday had recorded 899 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.34 per cent.

On Thursday, Delhi had recorded 1,032 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero death, while the positivity rate was 3.64 per cent.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Death During Day (a)	Death Reconciled (b)	Total (a+b)
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3		9907		129
2	Andhra Pradesh	79	7	2305005	10	14730
3	Arunachal Pradesh	4		64203		296
4	Assam	2		716232		7986
5	Bihar	38	11	818365	17	12256
6	Chandigarh	90	6	90971	12	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	28		1138272	1	14034
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	0		11437		4
9	Delhi	3936	405	1869617	1074	26192	4		4
10	Goa	77	10	241653	4	3832
11	Gujarat	218	7	1213526	24	10944
12	Haryana	1952	17	986322	326	10621
13	Himachal Pradesh	78	9	280724	3	4136
14	Jammu and Kashmir	58	3	449330	5	4751
15	Jharkhand	34	4	429941	8	5318
16	Karnataka	1868	7	3907576	96	40105
17	Kerala***	3393	70	6474002	445	69363		8	8
18	Ladakh	8	1	28020	1	228
19	Lakshadweep	0		11350		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	244	12	1030924	24	10735
21	Maharashtra	1439	16	7731292	263	147854	1		1
22	Manipur	8		135102		2120
23	Meghalaya	13		92214	1	1593
24	Mizoram	269	9	227026	21	697
25	Nagaland	2	1	34731		760
26	Odisha	184	18	1278980		9126
27	Puducherry	12		163835	3	1962
28	Punjab	165	5	742135	28	17751
29	Rajasthan	558	58	1274561	113	9554
30	Sikkim	7		38702		452
31	Tamil Nadu	408	16	3416158	51	38025
32	Telangana	424	6	788036	39	4111
33	Tripura	1		99963		923
34	Uttarakhand	497	20	429508	4	7693
35	Uttar Pradesh	1174	104	2052877	262	23513
36	West Bengal	421	14	1997196	43	21203
Total#		17692	404	42579693	2878	524214	5	8	13
***Kerala: 0 Death in last 24 hours; 0 Death declared in the last 24 hours but of previous days because of late receiving of documents; 8 Deaths declared as per appeal G.O(Rt) No.2110/2021/H&FWD(appeal cases filed)
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )