New Delhi: With 3,377 new Covid-19 infections being reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total tally of cases rose to 4,30,72,176, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday (April 29, 2022).
India’s death toll has climbed to 5,23,753 with 60 daily fatalities today. The active cases further increased to 17,801 in the country.
The 60 new fatalities include 42 from Karnataka, 14 from Kerala, and two each from Delhi and Maharashtra. The overall death count across the country stands at nearly 5.24 lakhs, with Maharashtra reporting nearly 1.50 lakh deaths. Kerala reported 68,966 fatalities.
The total number of infections now stands at 4,30,72,176. The active cases comprise 0.04 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 percent, the ministry said.
Delhi continues to report over 1,000 cases daily. On Thursday, the national capital witnessed 1,490 new infections. Two fatalities related to the contagious disease were reported, while the positivity rate soared to 4.62 percent.
(Smit Soni)
