India logs 1,150 new cases of Covid-19, 4 fatalities

India on Sunday reported 1,150 new Covid-19 cases with the total tally of Covid-19 cases rising to 4,30,42,097, while the active cases increased to 11,558, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death to climbed to 5,21,751 with four fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent. An increase of 192 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

So far, Karnataka has seen 39,46,315 positive cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The state recorded 45 discharges from hospitals on Saturday, taking the total discharges to 39,04,775. The death toll in the state has risen to 40,057.

Delhi Covid Positivity Up 26% Since Yesterday; 461 New Cases, 2 Deaths. Delhi today reported a COVID-19 positivity rate of 5.33 per cent, up 26 per cent since yesterday. Positivity rate is the number of cases detected per 100 tests. The national capital also reported 461 new cases today, up 26 per cent since yesterday. Two people have died from Covid in the last 24 hours, government data shows.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

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

(With inputs from agencies)