Guwahati, July 18 (NKTV): As informed by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday, India registered 41,157 new Covid-19 cases, which took the infection tally to 3,11,06,065, while the death toll climbed to 4,13,609 with 518 more fatalities.
The active cases have declined to 4,22,660 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 97.31 per cent, the data updated at 8:00 AM stated. Active Covid-19 cases have decreased by 1,365 in a span of 24 hours.
The ministry said that 19,36,709 tests were conducted on Saturday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted for detection of Covid-19 in the country to 44,39,58,663.
The total vaccine doses administered has reached 40.49 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.13 per cent and the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.08 per cent.
The 518 new fatalities included 124 deaths from Maharashtra and 114 from Kerala, the ministry said.