10,112 new Covid cases recorded in India in single day
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New Delhi: Data from the Union health ministry shows that India saw a one-day surge in COVID-19 infections of 10,112 while the number of active cases rose to 67,806.
The number of new cases brings India's COVID-19 total to 4.48 crore (4.48,91,989). According to figures updated at 8 am, the death toll increased to 5,31,329 with 29 fatalities, including seven that Kerala reconciled.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.03 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 5.43 per cent.
At 67,806, the active cases now comprise 0.15 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,42,92,854, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
With PTI inputs