India’s active Covid caseload nears 50,000 and logs 10,158 new cases
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New Delhi: India recorded the highest single-day Covid 19 cases of 10,158 in nearly eight months on Wednesday, showed the Union Health Ministry data.
The number of active cases has increased to 44,998, the data updated on Thursday showed.
India had reported 7,830 coronavirus infections on Wednesday.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 4.02 per cent. The active cases now constitute 0.10 per cent of the total infections.
The nationwide Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.71 per cent,according to the health ministry website. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,42,10,127.
According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country.
PTI with superficial edits