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Covid-19 India Updates: Active Cases Rise For The Second Day

Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination stats in India here.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>(Source:   Jievani Weerasinghe/Unsplash)</p></div>
(Source: Jievani Weerasinghe/Unsplash)

Active Covid-19 cases in India rose for the second day as fresh infections continued to outpace single-day recoveries.

The country added 2,678 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the 8 a.m. update from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Daily recoveries stood at 2,594.

The active tally stood at 26,583.

Key Figures

  • Total confirmed cases: 4,46,23,997

  • Total number of active cases: 26,583

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,40,68,557

  • Total deaths: 5,28,857

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 2,678

  • One-day recoveries: 2,594

  • One-day deaths: 10