COVID-19 third wave in India? Kerala reports 9,445 new cases, 93 deaths in last 24 hours

Even as COVID-19 cases in India decline, Kerala has reported 9,445 new cases and 93 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours.

The active caseload in the state has been recorded at 76,554.

On Tuesday, the state had recorded 7,163 new COVID-19 cases and 90 deaths in the previous 24 hours. Wednesday's numbers mark a significant increase in the single-day caseload.

Meanwhile, India reported 13,451 new COVID-19 cases and 585 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 3,42,15,653, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.

With this, the country's active caseload stands at 1,62,661, which is the lowest in 242 days.

The active cases account for 0.48 per cent of total cases, which is the lowest since March 2020, the release said. The country also reported 14,021 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the country`s recovery rate to 98.19 per cent, which is the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.

The weekly positivity rate stands at 1.22 per cent currently, while the daily positivity rate remained at 1.03 per cent.

India has also ramped up testing capacity and has, so far, tested 60.32 crore samples for COVID-19.

The country has also administered 103.53 crore vaccine doses under Nationwide Vaccination Drive, till now.

(With ANI inputs)