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Updated Apr 18, 2021 | 15:39 IST The COVID-19 active cases in India have now crossed the 18-lakh mark and are now at 18,01,316. Representational image  |  Photo Credit: PTI New Delhi: Amid the spiralling COVID-19 situation in the country, more bad news has come on the coronavirus pandemic front. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated on Sunday that the daily positivity rate in the country has doubled from 8 per cent to 16.69 per cent in just 12 days. Further, the weekly positivity rate has also witnessed a jump to 13.54 per cent from 3.05 per cent in the last one month. India on Sunday recorded its worst-ever single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday with a record 2,61,500 new coronavirus cases reported over the past 24 hours, the data updated by the health ministry at 8 am showed. The country also recorded a jump of 1,501 deaths in the overall toll.

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