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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 25,920 new cases with positivity rate at 2.07%; 492 deaths

The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 2,92,092 the health ministry data showed today.

COVID-19 Updates: India recorded 25,920 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 492 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday (February 18), the country saw a total of 66,254 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.12 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,19,77,238.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 2,92,092 the ministry data showed today.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,10,905. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate is at 2.07 per cent today.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 75,68,51,787 samples have been tested up to February 17 for COVID-19. Of these 12,54,893 samples were tested on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Delhi reported 739 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department bulletin, the cumulative COVID-19 cases in Delhi has gone up to 18,54,167 of which 18,25,050 people have recovered from the disease.The city has 3,026 active cases. Out of these, 1,945 patients are in home isolation and 319 are in hospitals. The positivity rate stands at 1.48 per cent.

Among the hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 162 are in ICU and 40 on the ventilator. A total of 123 hospitalized COVID-19 patients are on oxygen support (including patients on the ventilator). There are 237 COVID-19 patients from Delhi while 82 are from outside Delhi.

The bulletin said 905 people have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours and have been discharged from the hospital.It said 44,898 tests have been conducted in 24 hours. The city has 12,324 containment zones. Delhi administered 61,697 doses of COVID vaccines in the last 24 hours out of which 8,524 beneficiaries got their first dose while 50,202 people received their second dose of the vaccine.

S. No.Name of State / UTActive Cases*Cured/Discharged/Migrated*Deaths**
TotalChange since yesterdayCumulativeChange since yesterdayCumulativeChange since yesterday
Death During Day(a)Death Reconciled
(b)
Total (a+b)
1Andaman and Nicobar Islands8313 978221 129   
2Andhra Pradesh94701338 22908531864 14707 2
3Arunachal Pradesh36160 63544100 295 1
4Assam2479376 714759419 6623 4
5Bihar877100 816327225 12253   
6Chandigarh37560 8995693 1158 2
7Chhattisgarh4056747 11302271166 14018 2
8Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu21114104   
9Delhi3026171 1825050905 26091 5
10Goa1227381 239496481 3785 3
11Gujarat80141364 12002042221 1086413  13
12Haryana4427533 9616971263 10512 8
13Himachal Pradesh2246327 275098584 4089 3
14Jammu and Kashmir2978705 444069937 4745   
15Jharkhand1066 427301 5315   
16Karnataka197973523 38735805079 3973823  23
17Kerala***10021114371 628547722707 63338126 193319
18Ladakh41651 27051105 228   
19Lakshadweep671123911 52   
20Madhya Pradesh115351458 10093452780 10709 6
21Maharashtra277983626 76819616383 14353240  40
22Manipur209450 132055151 2090 2
23Meghalaya51040 9109882 1565   
24Mizoram10592752 1920931871 640   
25Nagaland34720 3422842 753   
26Odisha7252595 12645711465 896116  16
27Puducherry69145 162834113 1959   
28Punjab2279427 736804689 17642 7
29Rajasthan140852011 12478943510 9501 7
30Sikkim21435 3834446 440   
31Tamil Nadu237723522 33800494768 37962 6
32Telangana6746927 7747421380 4108   
33Tripura1119979719 919   
34Uttarakhand4601797 4223471085 7667 3
35Uttar Pradesh94921474 20293512318 23419 5
36West Bengal8776915 19826051367 2109415  15
Total#29209240826 4197723866254 510905299 193492
*** For Kerala as per the state media bulletin: 126 deaths reported on 17th February, +193 deaths declared as per appeal G.O(Rt)No 2110/2021/H&FWD
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )

News Credit: India TV News

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