Covid 19: India logs 2,541 fresh coronavirus infections; active cases increase to 16,522

Coronavirus cases have been on the rise in different parts of the country for the past few weeks. As many as 19 Covid cases were reported from across the country in the last 24 hours, said a bulletin from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With the fresh coronavirus infections, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,60,086, while the active cases increased to 16,522, according to the Ministry's data updated on Monday. 

Similarly, the death toll climbed to 5,22,223 with 30 fresh fatalities as the active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. 
An increase of 649 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. 

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The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.84 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.54 per cent, according to the ministry. 

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The surge in cases have been led by the National Caipital which has been witnessing unprecedented rise in fresh infections in the last few days. Delhi on Sunday reported 1,083 fresh Covid cases. Though it was slight dip in fresh Covid cases, at 1,083 on Saturday, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks mandatory.  

The Covid positivity rate was 4.97 per cent, while the number of active cases in the city stand at 3,975. Out of these, 2,812 are being treated in home isolation. 

Meanwhile, the number of people who have recuperated across Indian from the disease surged to 4,25,21,341, while the case fatality rate was 1.21 per cent. 

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 187.71 crore. 

The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.