New Delhi: India logged 842 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,64,810, while the active cases dipped to 12,752, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll climbed to 5,30,520 with six fatalities which includes five reconciled by Kerala. One death has been reported from Rajasthan in a span of 24 hours, 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 increased to 98.78 percent, according to the ministry website.
A decrease of 435 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 4,41,21,538, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry’s website, 219.77 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
