Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Records 18,257 Covid Cases, 42 Deaths In A Day

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.22 per cent. (FILE)New Delhi: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,22,651 with 18,257 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.The death count climbed to 5,25,428 with 42 new fatalities.The active cases comprise 0.30 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said.An increase of 3,662 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.22 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.08 per cent, according to the ministry The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,29,68,533, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent.Here are the updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:Get NDTV UpdatesTurn on notifications to receive alerts as this story develops.Six new Covid cases in LadakhLadakh has reported six fresh infections, raising the COVID-19 tally to 28,561 in the Union Territory, officials said.The fresh cases were from Leh.On the bright side, 35 patients were discharged from the hospital after recovering from COVID-19, officials said. All positive cases were received in Leh.So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to the officials.



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