The daily caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India fell for the third day in a row, with 100,636 infections detected in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 61 days, according to data from the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), which was updated on Monday morning. According to the most recent data from the health ministry, the total number of infections in the country has risen to 28,909,975.
In the same time period, 2427 people died from Covid-19, bringing the total death toll to 349,186 and the death rate to 1.21 percent. The total number of recoveries increased to 27,159,180, an increase of 174,399 discharges, and the recovery rate improved to 93.94 percent. Active cases have decreased to 1,401,609, a decrease of 76,190 infections, and account for 4.85 percent of the total caseload.
On June 5, the country saw 120,529 new infections and 3380 related deaths in the previous 24 hours, while the numbers for June 6 were 114,460 and 2677, respectively.
In addition, according to Monday’s data, 1,390,916 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of doses administered to 232,786,482. According to the latest figures from the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,587,589 samples were tested on June 6, compared to 2,036,311 on June 5. According to ICMR data, a total of 336,334,111 samples have been tested so far.
In addition, according to Monday’s data, 1,390,916 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were given out in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of doses given out to 232,786,482. The government-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reported that 1,587,589 samples were tested on June 6 compared to 2,036,311 on June 5. So far, 336,334,111 samples have been tested, according to ICMR data.
