The capital saw a surge in the number of Covid cases in August, with experts attributing it to people dropping their guard and not following Covid-appropriate behaviour

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.67 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2 per cent.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.60 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.15 per cent

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The active cases comprise 0.19 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.62 per cent, the ministry said.

According to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am stated, the national death toll climbed to 5,27,206 with 72 fatalities, including 29 fatalities by Kerala.

The occupancy rate was 6.13 per cent on August 12 and declined marginally to 5.99 per cent the next day. It rose to 6.21 per cent on August 14 and stood at 6.31 per cent on August 15.

The active cases comprise 0.24 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.57 per cent