New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India reported 5,676 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, and the active caseload stood at 37,093, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
On Monday, India reported 5,880 Covid cases and the active caseload was 35,199.
The daily positivity rate was at 2.88 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 3.81 per cent.
The total tests conducted so far were 92.30 crore, including 1,96,796 tests done in the last 24 hours.
A total of 220.66 crore vaccine doses, including 95.21 crore second dose and 22.87 crore precaution dose, have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
The active cases stand at 0.08 per cent and recovery rate currently is 98.73 per cent.
There are 3,761 recoveries in the last 24 hours increasing the total recoveries to 4,42,00,079.
The farmers have been told to plough the standing crop, which is yet to mature, and in lieu they will be paid a compensation of around Rs 46,000 per acre.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to organise a nationwide protest on March 21, regarding the role of the government in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, and the betrayal of the assurances given to the farmers' movement.
The Indian delegation was led by Ministry of External Affairs's Secretary, East, Saurabh Kumar, while the Canadian delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign and Global Affairs Marta Morgan.
As many as eight people were reportedly trapped after a building collapsed in North Delhi's Kashmere Gate area on Monday evening. The fire department received the information about the incident at around 5:25 pm.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) amended its order issued on March 4 by deleting the para restricting the entry of Sikh employees inside the airport carrying 'kirpan' of specified size. The new order issued on March 12 restored the position prior to March 4.
A former captain of the Indian kabaddi team, Sandeep hailed from Nangal Ambian village in Shahkot. He is survived by his wife and two sons, who are currently in England, where he was settled.
