COVID: India reports 1,829 new cases, 33 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 15,647

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COVID: India reports 1,829 new cases, 33 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 15,647.

Highlights

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.44 per cent, according to health ministry
According to ICMR, 84,49,26,602 samples have been tested up to May 17 for COVID
India saw a total of 2,549 discharges in the last 24 hours

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 1,829 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 33 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (May 18), the country saw a total of 2,549 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.75 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,25,87,259.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 15,647, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 16,400.

A decrease of 753 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 5,24,293. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

ICMR data on COVID testing:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 84,49,26,602 samples have been tested up to May 17 for COVID-19. Of these 4,34,962 samples were tested on Tuesday.

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The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.42 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.57 per cent, as per the data.

The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,87,259, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent, the data stated.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 191.65 crores, the ministry said.

Delhi COVID tally:

Meanwhile, Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 3.35 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

With this, the national capital's COVID-19 caseload increased to 19,01,128 and the death toll climbed to 26,198.A total of 11,731 tests were conducted a day ago, the department said in its latest bulletin.

There has been a decline in daily cases over the last two days. This could be partly due to the fact that fewer tests were conducted owing to the fact that the last two days were holidays. It was a Sunday on May 15 and Buddh Purnima, a gazetted holiday, on May 16.

Delhi on Monday reported 377 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.37 per cent and one death. On Sunday, 613 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths.

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	0	1	9910	1	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	92	3	2305024	6	14730
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2	2	64205	2	296
4	Assam	3	3	716234		7986
5	Bihar	36	1	818384	6	12256
6	Chandigarh	75	4	91003	12	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	21	2	1138286	2	14034
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	0		11437		4
9	Delhi	2910	318	1872020	709	26198	2		2
10	Goa	80	2	241683	10	3832
11	Gujarat	213	9	1213625	37	10944
12	Haryana	1431	157	987638	432	10621
13	Himachal Pradesh	81	4	280747	8	4136
14	Jammu and Kashmir	50	1	449351	6	4752
15	Jharkhand	26	1	429953	4	5318
16	Karnataka	1802	38	3907975	147	40105
17	Kerala***	3331	71	6475066	364	69434		31	31
18	Ladakh	3	4	28025	4	228
19	Lakshadweep	0		11350		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	232	22	1031020	41	10735
21	Maharashtra	1551	25	7731829	241	147855
22	Manipur	3	1	135107	1	2120
23	Meghalaya	11	1	92216	1	1593
24	Mizoram	256	12	227081	24	697
25	Nagaland	1	1	34732	1	760
26	Odisha	171	3	1279017		9126
27	Puducherry	15		163837	1	1962
28	Punjab	149	4	742207	20	17751
29	Rajasthan	488	44	1274792	103	9554
30	Sikkim	7		38702		452
31	Tamil Nadu	324	8	3416337	42	38025
32	Telangana	370	4	788184	42	4111
33	Tripura	0		99964		923
34	Uttarakhand	491	27	429550	39	7693
35	Uttar Pradesh	1024	73	2053447	202	23513
36	West Bengal	398	7	1997321	41	21203
Total#		15647	753	42587259	2549	524293	2	31	33
***Kerala: 0 Death in last 24 hours; 2 Deaths declared in the last 24 hours but of previous days because of late receiving of documents; 29 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 )