New Delhi (TIP)- India reported 3,805 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (May 7), 7.3 per cent higher than yesterday, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry. This brings the country’s cumulative caseload to 4,30,98,743. India’s active caseload stands at 20,303. In the last 24 hours, active cases increased by 615.
Total recoveries were at 4,25,54,416 across the country. A total of 3,168 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate is now at 98.74 per cent.
Among all the states, Delhi reported the highest Covid-19 cases at 1,656 cases, followed by Haryana with 582 cases, Kerala with 400 cases, Uttar Pradesh with 320 cases and Maharashtra with 205 cases.
These five states accounted for 83.13 per cent of the daily new cases reported on Sunday, with Delhi alone responsible for 43.52 per cent of the new cases.
In the last 24 hours, 22 people succumbed to Covid-19, increasing the total reported death count to 5,24,024. India conducted 4,65,918 tests during the previous day, according to the Health Ministry data. A total of 17,49,063 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 1,90,00,94,982.