India reported 2,541 new Covid-19 cases and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the active cases in the country stands at 16,522 and the death toll climbed to 5,22,223. The daily positivity rate in the country stands at 0.84 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.54 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Covid-19 cases have begun to rise again across the country, with a new surge reported in 12 states since last week. The majority of the cases are being reported from Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Others including Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Bengal also reported a surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In comparison to the previous seven days, the weekly cases have roughly doubled this week. Between April 18 and 24, the country recorded 15,700 new Covid-19 cases, up from 8,050 the previous week, which is a 95 percent increase in cases in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: World Malaria Day 2022: Wishes, quotes, and slogans to aware people of this deadly disease<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The major contributor to daily Covid-19 cases is Delhi. The national capital recorded 1,083 new cases in the last 24 hours and the positivity rate in the national capital has reached 4.48 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n West Bengal logged 41 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours taking the active caseload to 255. According to the Health Department, no new deaths have been reported in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Karnataka reported 60 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities in the last 24 hours. Bengaluru Urban district reported 57 of the total infections, while Chitradurga, Dharwad, and Vijayapura each had one. In 27 of the state’s districts, there were no infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tamil Nadu reported 52 fresh Covid-19 infections, taking the active cases to 334, said the health department. Chennai accounted for the majority of new coronavirus infections with 34, followed by Chengalpet with five, while Pudukottai and Tiruvallur recorded two each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n World Malaria Day 2022: Know causes, symptoms, how to prevent this<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n