Country reports over 1.84 lakh new COVID-19 cases; positivity rate stands at 12.7%India recorded 1,84,830 new COVID-19 cases and 3,224 new deaths till 9.40 p.m. on Monday. The country has so far reported a total of 2,69,36,641 cases and 3,06,977 deaths. The figures do not include cases and deaths from Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Jharkhand, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, and Ladakh. Only 9.43 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the country in the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. on Monday, which is over 6.61 lakh doses fewer than what was recorded in the previous 24 hours. As on May 23, India administered an average of 13.54 lakh doses daily which is significantly fewer than the average daily doses given as on April 23 which stood at 26.35 lakh.

Source: The Hindu May 24, 2021 16:48 UTC