Active Covid cases in country dip to 17,618
New Delhi: With 1,046 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,54,638, while the active cases declined to 17,618, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 5,29,077 with 53 fatalities which includes 46 deaths reconciled by Goa and three by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.04 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.78 percent, according to the ministry.
A decrease of 294 cases has recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,07,943, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent.
According to the ministry’s website, 219.64 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Four deaths were reported in a span of 24 hours with one each in Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka and Rajasthan
