Covid-19 India Updates: Fresh Cases Dip To Under 13,000; 15 Deaths In A Day

Fresh Covid-19 cases took a slight dip to below the 13,000-level but remained elevated, stoking fears of a fourth wave dashing reviving consumer sentiment across the country.

The world’s second-most populous country added 12,899 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on June 19. That took the active case tally to above 70,000 for the first time since March 3.

Key figures:

• Total confirmed cases: 4,32,96,692

• Total number of active cases: 72,474

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,26,99,363

• Total deaths: 5,24,855

• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 12,899

• One-day recoveries: 8,518

• One-day deaths: 15

• Daily positivity rate: 2.89%

• Weekly positivity rate: 2.50%

• Total vaccines administered: 1,96,14,88,807

• Vaccines given in the last 24 hours: 13,24,591