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Covid-19 India Updates: Fresh Cases At 2,628; Daily Deaths At 18

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

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A nurse displays a vial of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine. (Source: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)</p></div>
A nurse displays a vial of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine. (Source: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

Fresh Covid-19 cases in India rose to the highest in nearly two weeks.

India reported 2,628 new coronavirus cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to an update from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at 8:00 am on May 26.

Active Covid-19 cases, too, inched up as fresh additions continued to outpace one-day recoveries.

Key Figures

  • Total confirmed cases: 4,31,44,820

  • Total active cases: 15,414

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,26,04,881

  • Total deaths: 5,24,525

  • Number of fresh cases in the last 24 hours: 2,628

  • One-day recoveries: 2,167

  • One-day deaths: 18

  • Total vaccines administered: 1,92,82,03,555

  • Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 13,13,687