The daily COVID-19 cases in the country saw a dip as 3,324 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours taking the daily positivity rate to 0.71 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday. India had reported 3,688 COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The active caseload now stands at 19,092, which is 0.04 per cent of the total cases.
A total of 2,876 COVID patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,25,36,253. The recovery rate is 98.74 per cent.
The death toll has climbed to 5,23,843 with 40 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases accounted for 0.04% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74%, the ministry said.
According to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am on Saturday, the death toll rose to 5,23,803 with 50 more fatalities. The active cases constituted 0.04% of the total infections, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said.
The number of doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 188.89 crore. India’s Covid-19 tally crossed the two crore-mark on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.
