COVID-19: India reports 9,436 fresh cases and 30 fatalities in last 24 hours

New Delhi: With 9,436 new COVID-19 cases being reported in a day, India's tally of infections rose to 4,44,08,132, while the count of active cases has declined to 86,591, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,27,754 with 30 new fatalities being recorded. In addition, 27 deaths have been reconciled by Kerala and 100 deaths by Goa, the data updated at 8 am showed. The count of active cases now comprises 0.19 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.62 percent, the ministry said. A decline of 720 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.93 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.70 percent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,37,93,787, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.19 percent, as per the data. According to the ministry, 211.66 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. India's COVID-19 infection tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September, 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and the one-crore mark on 19 December 2020. The country crossed the grim milestones of two crore cases on 4 May 2021, three crores on 23 June 2021, and four crores on 25 January this year. Thirty fresh fatalities due to the disease were reported in the country six from Maharashtra, five from Delhi, four from Chhattisgarh, three from West Bengal, two each from Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka, and one each from Goa, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Sikkim. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.