India’s daily COVID-19 caseload falls to 16,167

A health worker administers Covishield vaccine for COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Hyderabad, India on July 15, 2022. (MAHESH KUMAR A. / AP PHOTO)

NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON / SEOUL / ISLAMABAD – India reported 16,167 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,161,899 in the country, according to federal health ministry data released on Monday morning.

Monday's new cases marked a decrease in comparison to the daily caseload of Sunday which was 18,738.

Currently, India's active caseload stands at 135,510.

India also logged 41 related deaths during the past 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 526,730 since the beginning of the pandemic, the federal health ministry said

The country also logged 41 related deaths during the past 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 526,730 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.

The daily positivity rate stands at 6.14 percent and the weekly positivity rate was 4.64 percent, the ministry data showed.

The ministry said so far 43,499,659 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, including 15,549 discharged during the past 24 hours.

According to the federal health ministry, the cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the country has exceeded 2 billion doses, and until Monday morning 2,065,654,741 doses were administered.

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So far over 878 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted across the country.

Health experts say COVID-19 is a cyclical disease and will come in waves.

Last week India's federal health ministry wrote to the seven states including the capital Delhi, asking them to ensure adequate testing, promote COVID-19-appropriate behavior and increase the pace of vaccination to contain the ongoing increase in cases.

The Indian government is focusing on improving booster dose coverage as the uptake for the third dose has been low.

Local governments in various states have issued advisories urging people to wear facemasks and follow COVID-19 protocols in mass gatherings in the wake of an increase in daily infections.

People face off with police near the parliament as police move in to clear protesters in Wellington on March 2, 2022, during demonstrations against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions. (DAVE LINTOTT / AFP)

New Zealand

New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of its COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings

New Zealand recorded 4,006 new community cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.

There have been 1,638 confirmed deaths attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor since the pandemic began in New Zealand, the health ministry said.

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Among the new COVID-19 cases reported over the last 24 hours, 168 cases have recently traveled overseas, it added.

Currently, 654 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals in the country, including 16 in intensive care units or high dependency units, showed official data.

New Zealand has reported 1,646,554 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020.

The country is currently under the orange settings of its COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings.

Pakistan

Pakistan reported 628 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.

The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,559,829 across the country with the fresh cases, according to data released by the ministry.

A total of 30,508 people died of COVID-19 in Pakistan, with three more deaths over the last 24 hours, according to the ministry's statistics.

On Sunday, 19,451 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan, and the positivity rate stood at 3.23 percent.

There are 163 patients who are in critical condition.