India's Covid-19 Numbers: Record One Day Fatalities With 4,529 Deaths; 2,67,334 Fresh Cases Recorded

Four thousand five hundred and twenty nine Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours in India, highest-ever in a day. 2.67 lakh fresh infections were logged as a deadly second wave continues to affect lakhs every day in the country. This is the seventh time since May 12 when India has registered over 4,000 daily deaths due to Covid-19. The country has been logging less than 3 lakh infections since May 17 when the daily cases dropped below the 3 lakh-mark for the first time since April 21. Positivity rate is higher than 15 per cent in 22 states, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in a tweet. India's average positivity rate stood at 13.31 per cent on May 19 morning. In the last 24 hours, 20,08,296 samples were tested in a new record. Government on May 18 said only 1.8 per cent of the country's population has contracted the virus so far, reported NDTV. Watch the video to know more.