India’s daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases falls below 1 lakh, schools re-open in five states

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India’s daily count of fresh COVID-19 infections slowed to 83,876 cases in the last 24 hours, falling below the 1 lakh mark for the first time since January 6, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Monday.</p>
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The country’s active caseload currently stands at 11,08,938.</p>
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The positivity rate, which shows the number of positive cases for every 100 tests, was recorded at 7.25 per cent.</p>
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Schools have been re-opened for students in Classes 9 to 12 in five states after the decline in Covid cases.</p>
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Delhi reported 1,410 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate in the national capital fell to 2.45 per cent.</p>
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Maharashtra on Sunday reported 9,666 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the state's infection tally to 78,03,700, while the death of 66 persons took the death count to 1,43,074.</p>
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Meanwhile, under its nationwide vaccination drive, India has administered 169.63 crore vaccine doses.</p>
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