COVID-19: India reports 1,968 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases come down to 34,598

COVID-19 cases in India: India recorded 1,968  new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday (October 4), the total recovery rate reached at around 98.74 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,40,36,152.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have decreased to 34,598, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were around 36,126.

Active cases:

A decrease of 1,528 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said. 

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,28,716. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

Delhi COVID tally:

Delhi on Monday reported one more Covid-related fatality and 39 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 1.56 per cent, according to data issued by the city health department. With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,03,576 while the death toll has risen to 26,503, the department said in its latest bulletin. The new cases were detected from 2,496 tests conducted the previous day, it said.

Delhi on Sunday logged 76 cases with a positivity rate of 1.12 per cent. On Saturday, it saw 92 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.20 per cent, while it recorded 87 infections with a positivity rate of 1.19 per cent, and one fatality due to it on Friday.

The capital on Thursday recorded 75 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.87 per cent. On Tuesday, Delhi recorded 73 cases with a positivity rate of 0.90 per cent and one death. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stands at 356. A total of 282 patients are under home isolation, the bulletin said.