NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus case tally has continued to rise, with over 18,840 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union health ministry on Saturday.
Active caseload now stands at 1,25,028. About 43 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit India in 2020, the country has recorded 4,36,04,394 covid cases, with death toll at 525,223.
Delhi's active cases stand at 2,329, while in Maharashtra cases have risen to 18,851. Haryana has 1,918 active cases, Kerala has 28,891, Tamil Nadu has 18,687 and Karnataka has 6,506 active cases as of now.
India's daily positivity rate has risen to 4.14%, while the weekly rate is at 4.09%. In the last 24 hours, more than 16,104 patients recovered from covid.