NEW DELHI: The country reported 2,85,914 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. There is an 11.7 percent increase in the cases when compared to last day’s data. 2.55 lakh cases were reported yesterday.

Currently, there are 22,23,018 people undergoing treatment in the country. The test positivity rate (TPR) has increased from 15.5 percent to 16.16 percent. 665 new deaths were also recorded, raising the total deaths to 4,91,127. In the meantime, the recovery rate in the country rose to 93.23 percent.

Meanwhile, the situation in the state continues to remain critical with the positive cases crossing 50,000. 55,475 cases were reported yesterday. The maximum number of cases were reported in Ernakulam 9405, Thiruvananthapuram 8606 and Thrissur 5520. Health officials have said that the cases are likely to increase even more. Around five lakh people are under observation across the state. According to the health department’s data, 100 percent of the state’s population have been vaccinated with one dose.