Covid-19 cases once again on Saturday with 1,73,790 people testing positive, according to the Union health ministry data.This is the lowest number of cases recorded since 12 April.
With the addition of fresh infections, the cumulative caseload has reached pat 27 million.The daily positivity rate has come down to 8.36% and has been lesser than 10% for five days straight.
The weekly positivity rate currently stands at 9.84%.Although it had become a cause of concern after the country saw the second wave peaking, fatalities have started to see a downward trend too with 3,617 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours.