COVID-19: India reports 10K+ infections 301 more deaths
Date
11/17/2021 6:05:54 AM
(MENAFN- NewsBytes) India on Wednesday reported over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.28 lakh, the lowest in 527 days. Active cases now account for just 0.37% of the total cases. Correspondingly, the recovery rate was recorded at 98.28%, the highest since March 2020. Meanwhile, India's daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.82%. It has been under 2% for the last 44 days.
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India on Wednesday recorded 15% higher COVID-19 cases than the day before. However, the country has been witnessing a gradual decline in both the active caseload and weekly positivity rate. India's weekly positivity rate remained under 1% for the third consecutive day. Meanwhile, most new cases are concentrated in Kerala, which accounts for roughly 50% of the country's active infections.
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