August 19, 2022 03:58 (IST)

India continues to witnesses surge in daily count as 8,084 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in past 24 hours
New Delhi: India, a nation which has witnessed three devastating waves of the COVID-19 with the second wave being deadly among the rest, is registering an upsurge in daily count for the past several days with 8,084 fresh cases recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 3.24 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
During the same period, 10 people died due to the viral infection.
India's active caseload currently stands at 47,995.
Active cases stand at 0.11 percent.
Recovery Rate currently at 98.68 percent.
4,592 people recovered from the disease in the same period.
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