India reports single day rise of 13,734 new coronavirus cases and 27 deaths | India News

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday reported single day rise of 13,734 new coronavirus cases, down from the 16,464 infections recorded the day before, with 27 more fatalities, according to the Union health ministry.
The total number of Covid fatalities in the country has now reached 5,26,430 with the addition of the latest deaths.

The number of active cases has slightly decreased to 1,39,792, which represents 0.32 percent of all positive cases in the nation.
The total number of patients who have recovered in the previous 24 hours is 17,897, bringing the total to 4,33,83,787. India now has a recovery rate of 98.49 percent.

The weekly optimism rate was 4.79 percent, but the daily positivity rate fell to 3.34 percent.
Also in the same period, a total of 4,11,102 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 87.58 crore.
As of Tuesday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 204.60 crore, achieved via 2,71,14,804 sessions
Over 3.91 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.