BackCovid India update: Active cases in the country decline
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.50 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.69 percent, according to the ministry
PremiumWith 12,751 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,74,650, while the active cases have declined to 1,31,807, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll has climbed to 5,26,772 with 42 fatalities which include 10 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.30 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.51 percent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 3,703 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.50 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.69 percent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,35,16,071, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry, 206.88 crore doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4 and three crores on June 23 last year. It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year.
The fresh fatalities include six from Delhi, five from West Bengal, four from Maharashtra, three each from Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, two each from Gujarat, Haryana, and Rajasthan, and one each from Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
With the inputs from the PTI
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