India witnessed a slight dip in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The country reported 13,615 fresh cases and 20 fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per the data released by the Union Health Ministry. With the number, the active caseload rises to 1,31,043, while the daily positivity rate has increased to 3.23%.
Additionally, Maharashtra, on Monday reported 1,189 new COVID-19 cases, which is a drop of more than 50% from a day ago. The health department has recorded two more deaths to the infection.
Mumbai logged 235 cases, which is the lowest single-day rise after May 23. The total tally of the city stands at 11,19,030, while the death toll is 19,624.
Delhi reported 280 new cases with a positivity rate of 4.21%, as per the health department data. No new deaths were reported.
Gujarat yesterday recorded 511 COVID-19 cases, taking the state's caseload to 12,38,432, as per the data shared by state health department. The death toll remained unchanged at 10,948, while the recovery count increased by 426 and stood at 12,23,270.
