India records 2,994 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

COVID-19: India has logged 2,994 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases have increased to 16,354, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,876 with nine new deaths reconciled, the data updated at 8 am stated. Two deaths each were reported from Delhi, Karnataka, and Punjab, one from Gujarat, and two were reconciled by Kerala.

The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 2.09 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.03 per cent.  The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,18,781), the ministry said.  At 16,354, the active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.77 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,71,551. The case fatality rate stands at 1.19 per cent.

According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

​COVID-19 symptoms 

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are

-Fever

-Dry cough

-Fatigue

-Loss of taste or smell,

-Nasal congestion,

-Conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes)

-Sore throat,

-Headache,

-Muscle or joint pain,

-Different types of skin rash,

-Nausea or vomiting,

-Diarrhea,

-Chills or dizziness

(With inputs from PTI)

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