1,088 cases, 9 deaths added to COVID numbers
The Hindu
Active cases in the State stood at 16,030 as of Thursday evening
The daily positivity rate of COVID-19 infection remained around 0.9% as 1,088 new cases and 9 deaths were reported during the 24-hour period till 5.30 p.m. on Thursday with 1,19,466 screening tests done during the day. According to a bulletin issued by the Public Health department on the status of COVID-19 cases, the cumulative total of positive cases and deaths has reached 6,17,776 and 3,607, respectively. The cases fatality rate is constant at 0.58% against 1.3% at the national level. Of the tests done on Thursday, 1,13,905 were done in the government facilities and 5,561 in private facilities. The cumulative positivity rate of COVID-19 infection in the State stands at 3.43% as on June 24 evening as a total of 1,80,07,658 tests have been done in the State since March first week last year. With 1,511 infected persons declared recovered during the day, their number has gone up to 5,98,139. The recovery rate stands at 96.82% against 96.58% at the national level.More Related News