Coronavirus cases in India today: 4,282 new COVID-19 cases reported, active cases jumps to 47,246

Coronavirus cases in India today, May 1: India recorded 4,282 fresh Covid-19 cases on May 1. While the active cases have climbed to 47,246, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,329 with 29 fatalities, which includes seven reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. With the fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally stands at 4.48 crore (4,48,91,989). The active cases now comprise 0.15 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.03 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 5.43 per cent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,43,70,878, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Coronavirus in Delhi

Delhi on Saturday recorded 564 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 14.93 per cent and one Covid-related fatality. The health department did not issue a bulletin on Friday. On Thursday, the city logged 865 cases with a positivity rate of 16.90 per cent and seven deaths. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 3,031. Of these, 2,385 patients are in home isolation, Sunday's bulletin stated. Only 246 of the 7,970 COVID-19 beds in the national capital are occupied at present, the data showed. The number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi had dropped to zero on January 16 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the city has witnessed a spurt in fresh cases over the past month. On April 11, mock drills were conducted in Delhi hospitals to ascertain their preparedness to deal with any eventuality. Medical experts have said Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 could be driving the surge in cases in the city. However, they have maintained that there is no need to panic and people should follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get their booster shots.