India's Covid Cases Continue To Surge, Over 41K New Infections Recorded In Last 24 Hrs

<p><strong>Corona Update:</strong>&nbsp; India has reported a rise in the Covid cases again. The country has registered 41,195 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 490 infected people have lost their lives. The Union Health Ministry informed that the active caseload is currently 3,87,987 while the recovery rate stands at 97.45%.</p> <h3><strong class="uk-margin-bottom uk-display-block">Delhi reports no COVID-19 death for the fourth time in August</strong></h3> <div>Delhi for the fourth time in August reported zero deaths on Wednesday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the daily positivity rate dipped to 0.06 per cent. The metropolis had earlier reported no deaths on August 2, then on August 4, followed by August 8.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>According to the state health bulletin, the case fatality rate stands at 1.74 per cent. Delhi recorded 37 new cases out of the 66,886 tests conducted in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative case tally to 14,36,889. Presently, there are 494 active cases in the national capital and the death toll in the state stands at 25,068.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>A total of 47 recoveries were also registered on Wednesday, with which the total recoveries climbed to 14,11,327. The bulletin further stated that the cumulative positivity rate in Delhi is 5.89 per cent.</div> <h3><strong>Kerala continues to register around 20,000 daily Covid cases</strong></h3> <div>Kerala's Covid cases continue to rise and the state's daily surge is hovering over 20,000. On Wednesday, Kerala recorded 23,500 fresh COVID-19 cases, infection tally climbs to 36,10,193, death toll mounts to 18,120 with 116 new fatalities; active case count 1,75,957, as informed by the state's health bulletin.</div>

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