Covid-19: India logs 37,875 more cases, 369 deaths

India reported 37,875 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, 21.3 per cent higher than Tuesday and 369 new deaths due to Covid in the last 24 hours.

The total active cases is 3,91,256. The government said so far 70.75 crore doses of vaccines have been administered across the country, reports NDTV. 

Active Covid-19 cases in India account for 1.18 per cent of total cases. The recovery rate is 97.48 per cent.

At least 39,114 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate of 2.49 per cent is below the 3 per cent mark for the last 75 days.

The daily positivity rate is reported to be 2.16 per cent for the last seven days.

The third wave of Covid is already upon Mumbai, the city's Mayor has said, pointing to a sudden spike in cases. "The third wave of Covid-19 is not coming, it is here," said Kishori Pednekar, adding that an announcement regarding the matter had already been made in Nagpur.

In Kerala, a state reeling under a daily increase of nearly 30,000 Covid cases, the Nipah virus has emerged as another threat, prompting the state to further heighten the alertness of its health system.

The threat of the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 is still looming. It is a mutant version of B.1.617.2 strain, which was called Delta by the World Health Organization.

Experts say the Delta strain drove the second wave of Covid-19, infecting millions and leading to the deaths of thousands.