India Reports 1,685 COVID-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours, 13% Less Than Yesterday
With this, India's total tally of infections has climbed to 4,30,16,372
Mumbai: India on Friday reported 1,685 new COVID-19 cases, 13% less than the cases reported on Thursday. India currently has 21,530 active COVID-19 cases. With this, India’s total tally of infections has climbed to 4,30,16,372.
The death toll due to the disease stands at 5,16,755, with 83 reported daily fatalities, showing figures updated by the ministry at 8 am.
The ministry said the number of active cases now comprises 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.75 per cent.
The data showed that the active COVID-19 caseload has registered a decrease of 897 cases in a 24-hour period.
According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.24 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.33 per cent.
A total of 6,91,425 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country in a span of 24 hours. India has so far conducted over 78.56 crore tests for the disease.
The data shows that the number of people who have recovered from the disease in the country has risen to 4,24,78,087, while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.20 per cent.
The cumulative number of doses administered in India so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 182.55 crores.
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