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India logs 5,747 Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths in a day

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India reported 5,747 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Saturday.

As a result, active cases currently stand at 46,848. India reported 5,747 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Saturday.

As a result, active cases currently stand at 46,848. The active caseload comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections. An increase of 100 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

Yesterday, the country had 46,748 active cases. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.69% while the weekly positivity rate was at 1.74%.

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