India records 36,083 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

India has reported 36,083 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. The daily positivity rate in the country stands at 1.88 per cent. he country also reported 493 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases has gone up to 3,85,336, accounting for 1.20 per cent of the total number of cases.

With 37,927 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the overall recoveries in the country have reached 3,13,76,015. The recovery rate now stands at 97.46 per cent.

The health ministry further informed that the weekly positivity remained below 5 per cent and today stood at 2.00 per cent.

The testing capacity has substantially ramped up as the country has conducted 49.36 crore tests so far.
The ministry also informed that 45,60,33,754 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far.

With 20,452 fresh cases, Kerala leads the states in the most number of Covid cases in a single day. The state also reported 114 deaths, the most in any state after Maharashtra. The southern state has been contributing to more than 50 per cent of new infections in the country. It has a test positivity rate of 13.97 per cent.