New Delhi: India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
The data updated at 8 am also stated that the number of active cases in the country increased by 1,239 in 24 hours to stand at 22,416. Of the 26 fresh fatalities, six were recorded in the last 24 hours, and 20 were reconciled by Kerala.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.89 percent, while the weekly figure was 0.77 percent, according to the health ministry. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 percent. The cumulative doses administered under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive exceeded 193.96 crores on Saturday at 8 am.
The active cases now constitute 0.05 percent of the total infections, the health ministry said, adding the country’s overall COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.73 percent.
(Vinayak)
