India logs 174 Covid cases in a day, active caseload declines by 52
New Delhi: India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose by 174 in a day while the active caseload declined to 2,257, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The total number of Covid cases recorded in India so far was 4.46 crore while the death toll was 5,30,725 with two more fatalities — one reconciled by Kerala and one reported by Maharashtra in a day, data updated at 8 am showed.
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.09 percent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.10 percent.
India’s active caseload declined by 52 in a day and now comprises 0.01 percent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 percent, according to the health ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,47,775, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.16 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
