India News Live Updates April 19, 2021: India’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate is at 16.69%

India’s Double Mutation Now Seen in Ten Countries

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COVID-19 Testing Update in India

As of yesterday, India has tested 266538416 COVID-19 samples. 1566394 samples were tested on 17 April alone, report ICMR.

COVID-19 StateWise Report

Maharashtra reported 68,631 fresh yesterday, taking its tally to 3839338. Following that, Kerala has recorded 1239425 cases so far, along with 18257 cases reported on April 18. Subsequently, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Delhi follow with 1161065, 991451, 962037, and 853460 positive cases.s

India News: India Reported Almost 3 Lakh Fresh Cases on 18 April: A New High Everyday

India reported 2,74,944 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the total infections tally to 1,50,57,767. Further, the active cases tally almost reaches 20 lakhs and reached 19,23,877 report from the Union Health Ministry. The death toll stands at 1,78,793 after reporting 1620 deaths yesterday.

India News: COVID-19 Positivity rate Doubles to 16.69% in 12 Days

The daily positivity rate has increased from 8% to 16.69% in just 12 days. While the weekly positivity rate has increased from 3.05% to 13.54% in the last month. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan report 78.56% of the fresh cases.