Covid 19 third wave: India RECORDS spike in number of coronavirus cases - check positivity rate, vaccination and other details here

As per the data from MoHFW, the country recorded 46,164 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours. It has to be noted that on Wednesday, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country was 37,593. On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, the number of cases was even lower at 25,467. Source: Reuters

The data from MoHFW shows that 60.38 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Source: PTI

According to an ANI report, on August 25, 2021, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Kerala was 31,445 with the test positivity rate soaring in the state to 19.03 per cent. The number of cases registered in the state yesterday was much higher than the number of cases registered on the previous day which was 24,296. Source: PTI

At present, the data from MoHFW shows that India's active caseload stands at 3,33,725 and the current recovery rate is 97.63 per cent. Source: PTI

According to MoHFW data, 34,159 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours that took the total number of recoveries to 3,17,88,440. Source: PTI

At present, the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.02 per cent which is less than 3 per cent for last 62 days. The daily positivity rate is 2.58 per cent and less than 3 per cent for last 31 days. Source: PTI