India records 16,464 new COVID-19 infections; active cases stand at 1,43,989

According to the health ministry, 204.34 crore doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive

|Aug 01, 2022, 10:38:25 IST

New Delhi: India added 16,464 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,36,275, while the active cases increased to 1,43,989, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.The death toll climbed to 5,26,396 with 24 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.48 per cent, the health ministry said.An increase of 313 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.The daily positivity rate was recorded at 6.01 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was at 4.80 per cent, according to the health ministry.The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,33,65,890 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent.According to the ministry, 204.34 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September.It went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December.India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May, 2021, three crore on 23 June and four crore on 25 January, 2022.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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