New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 55 in a day while active cases declined to 1,653 from 1,712 a day earlier, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
The death toll was recorded at 5,31,903 with one fatality reported in Maharashtra, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.49 crore. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.81 percent, according to the health ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,60,316, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
