India added 26,041 new coronavirus infections taking the whole tally of COVID-19 cases to three,36,78,786, while the active cases declined to 2,99,620, very cheap in 191 days, in step with the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The number of deaths climbed to 4,47,194 with 276 fresh fatalities, in keeping with the information updated at 8 am.
The active cases comprise 0.89 per cent of the overall infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.78 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of three,856 cases has been recorded within the active COVID-19 caseload during a span of 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 daily new cases are reported for 92 consecutive days, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.24 per cent. it’s been but three per cent for last 28 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.94 per cent. it’s been below three per cent for the last 94 days, in line with the ministry.
The number of individuals who have recuperated from the disease surged to
3,29,31,972, while the case mortality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered within the country to date under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 86 crore.
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.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on Midsummer Night.
The 276 new fatalities include 165 from Kerala and 36 from Maharashtra.
A total of 4,47,194 deaths are reported thus far within the country including
1,38,870 from Maharashtra, 37,726 From Karnataka, 35,490 from state, 25,085 from Delhi, 24,603 from Kerala, 22,890 from province, and 18,736 from province.
The ministry stressed that quite 70 per cent of the deaths occurred because of comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
