India records 3,095 new Covid-19 cases; 5 deaths

New Delhi: India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,095 fresh Covid-19 cases with the active caseload increasing to 15,208, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s latest update. The death toll has risen to 5,30,867 with five people succumbing to the infection — one each reported by Goa and Gujarat and three reconciled by Kerala — in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity was recorded at 2.61 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.91 per cent. The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,15,786). The active cases now comprise 0.03



per cent of the total infections while the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.78 per cent, according to the ministry website.

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting today to review the COVID-19 situation amid a spurt in cases in the national capital, officials said. Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and senior officials will be present at the meeting. On Thursday, Bharadwaj met with Health department officials to take stock of the situation following which he announced that Kejriwal would hold a review.