Active Covid cases in country decline to 2,670
New Delhi: India has recorded 173 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 2,670, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
The total tally of Covid cases has been recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,78,822) and the death toll stands at 5,30,707 with two fatalities — one reconciled by Kerala and one reported by Uttarakhand — in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 0.19 percent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.14 percent, it said. The ministry said 92,955 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours
The active cases comprise 0.01 percent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has increased to 98.80 percent, according to the ministry’s website.
The ministry said a decrease of 36 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,41,45,445, while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.19 percent, it said.
The ministry on its website stated that 220.10 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far.
