India sees over 6,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours; active caseload declines
The Hindu
The death toll has climbed to 5,27,932 with 21 new fatalities
With 6,168 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,42,507, while the active cases declined to 59,210, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll has climbed to 5,27,932 with 21 new fatalities that include two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 a.m. stated.
The active cases comprise 0.13% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.68%, the Health Ministry said.
There has been a decline of 3,538 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.94% while the weekly positivity rate was 2.51%, the Health Ministry said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,38,55,365 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19%.
According to the Ministry, 212.75 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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