COVID-19: India logs 21,566 new cases, 45 more fatalities
India now has 1,48,881 active COVID-19 cases, and an increase of 3,227 cases was recorded in a span of 24 hours
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 21,566 coronavirus cases, the highest in 152 days, taking its COVID-19 tally to 4,38,25,185, while the number of active cases in the country climbed to 1,48,881 on Thursday, the Union health ministry said.
The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,25,870 with 45 more fatalities, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.
The active cases account for 0.34 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.46 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 3,227 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.25 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.51 per cent, according to the ministry.
More from IndiaThe number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 4,31,50,434 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.2 per cent.
According to the ministry, 200.91 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 30 lakh on 23 August, 2020, 40 lakh on 5 September, 2020 and 50 lakh on 16 September, 2020.
It went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 2020, 70 lakh on 11 October, 2020, 80 lakh on 29 October, 2020, 90 lakh on 20 November, 2020 and the one-crore mark on 19 December, 2020.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore Covid cases on 4 May last year, the three-crore mark on 23 June last year and four crore cases on 25 January this year.
Of the 45 new fatalities, 17 were reported from Kerala, seven from Maharashtra, six from West Bengal, two each from Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and one each from Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.
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