Active Covid cases in country dip to 14,839
New Delhi: With 1,132 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,60,579, while the active cases declined to 14,839, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death toll has climbed to 5,30,500 with 14 fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.03 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.78 percent, according to the health ministry website.
A decrease of 361 cases has been 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 4,41,15,240, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry’s website, 219.72 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Nine deaths reported in a span of 24 hours include three from Maharashtra and one each from Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
