New Delhi: India on Monday (May 30, 2022) saw a decrease in daily COVID-19 cases. With 2,706 new Covid-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total number of cases rose to 4,31,55,749, according to today’s data from the Union Health Ministry. The active caseload stands at 17,698. The death toll rose to 5,24,611 with 25 fresh deaths, data updated at 8 am. In addition, the country reported 2,070 recoveries in a single day. The number of people recovering from the disease has increased to 4,26,13,440, while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.22 percent.
The active Covid-19 caseload has registered an increase of 611 cases in a 24-hour period.
The ministry said active cases accounted for 0.04 percent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was 98.74 percent.
According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.97 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.58 percent.
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The cumulative dose administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign has exceeded 193.31 crores.
Meanwhile, the 25 new people include 23 from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra and West Bengal.
The ministry insisted that more than 70 percent of the deaths were due to co-morbidities. “Our data is being compiled in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry stated on its website. The state-wise distribution of data is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
