‘OVERALL DECLINE IN COVID NUMBERS POST 15 FEBRUARY’

Daily Covid-19 cases in India will start to decline after 15 February. “Covid cases in the country to decline after February 15. The cases have started reducing and stabilising in some States and metro cities,” said official government sources on Monday.

Stressing that Covid-19 vaccination has reduced the impact of the third wave, the government sources further added, “Union Health Ministry is coordinating with states and union territories. 74% of the adult population is fully vaccinated.”

India on Monday reported a decline in the daily Covid-19 infections as the country logged 3,06,064 new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of over 20%, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per government data, new infections were 27,469 fewer than that reported on Sunday. However, the daily positivity rate rose to 20.75% from 17.78%.

Government data shows that 439 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. The death toll is now at 489,848. The case fatality rate is 1.24%. With 2,43,495 people recovering from the infection in the last 24 hours, the cumulative recoveries mounted to 3,68,04,145.

Meanwhile, in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive, 162.26 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far.

Delhi continues to register a decline in its daily Covid-19 caseload as it reported 5,760 new infections during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Monday. However, 30 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours. Mumbai recorded 1,857 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths.