Covid-19: India reports 50 thousand new cases in 24 hours, 13 percent lower than yesterday
New Delhi: With 13 percent lower new covid-19 cases in 24 hours, India reported a noticeable downfall in the daily cases on February 12. India saw a single-day rise of 50,407 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,86,544, while the active cases have declined to 6,10,443.
India reported 804 deaths in the last 24 hours, including a backlog of 251 deaths in Kerala.
According to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday, The death toll has climbed to 5,07,981 with 804 daily fatalities. A reduction of 87,359 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate also dropped to 3.48 percent. The recovery rate currently stands at 97.37 percent.
The cumulative doses administered so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 172.29 crores.
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