New Delhi: The data released on Tuesday by the Union Health Ministry shows that 3,325 new coronavirus infections have been reported in India, although the number of active cases has decreased to 44,175 from 47,246. According to the figures updated at 8 am, there were 17 deaths, bringing the total to 5,31,564 (of which seven were reconciled by Kerala).
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,52,996)
The active cases now comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections and the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.71 per cent, the ministry said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,43,77,257 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
With PTI inputs