13,086 new cases in India, 18% fewer than yesterday 

The number of active cases in the country went up by 611. Currently, the total number of active cases stands at 1,14,475, as against 1,13,864 on the previous day, and now account for 0.26 percent of the total cases.19 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 5,25,242. Jharkhand’s Ranchi on Monday saw its first Covid-linked death in 5 months, news agency PTI reported. The daily positivity rate on Tuesday stood at 2.90 whereas the weekly positivity rate hovered above 3.80 percent. Delhi recorded 420 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 5.25 percent. One person succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the health department.

The number of fresh Covid cases in Maharashtra stood at 1,515 on Monday, of which Mumbai alone accounted for 431 cases, Thane accounted for 472 cases, and Nashik for 71 cases. In Bengal, the positivity rate rose to 15.12 percent from 14.10 percent on the previous day as 1,132 new infections were reported in the state on Monday.