12.1 C
Delhi
Friday, January 16, 2026

India logs 11,109 fresh Covid cases

Date:

Share post:

New Delhi: India has recorded 11,109 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 49,622 according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.

The toll has risen to 5,31,064, with 29 deaths. While three deaths each were reported from Delhi and Rajasthan, two each were from Chhattisgarh and Punjab and one each from Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh besides nine reconciled by Kerala.

As many as 64 56 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease is 4.42 crore ( 4,42,16,583)

The COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 98.71 per cent whereas the fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

Meanwhile, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.01 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 4.29 per cent.

The Ministry said, 467 vaccine doses of COVID have been administered during the last 24 hours under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Around 220.66 cr total vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive, said the Ministry.

Meanwhile, 92.32 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 2,21 725 tests conducted in the last 24 hours as per Ministry data.

Related articles

Pride of the Nation and the Daughter of Jammu & Kashmir Rouble Nagi Among Global Teacher Prize 2026 Top 10 Finalists

Jammu & Kashmir takes immense pride as Rouble Nagi, a true daughter of the soil, has been selected...

Zero Cut-Off, Zero Fairness: How NEET-PG 2025 Has Failed Merit

The decision of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to reduce the qualifying percentile to...

Corruption and the Black Stones in Our Rice

In Goan households, rice is not merely food; it is ritual. Before the pot meets the flame, our...

What Venezuela’s Unravelling Teaches India About the Future of Power

In the twenty-first century, power no longer resides only in armies, institutions, or territory. It increasingly resides in...