According to data updated by the Federal Ministry of Health on Wednesday, the daily increase in coronavirus infections remained below 20,000 for the second consecutive day, with 18,870 new cases recorded in a single day, while the number of active cases dropped to 2,82,520, the lowest in 194 days level. With the emergence of new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 3,37,16,451. According to the data updated at 8 am, the death toll climbed to 4,47,751, with 378 new deaths. The ministry stated that active cases accounted for 0.84% of the total number of infections, the lowest level since March 2020, and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 97.83%, the highest level since March 2020. In 24 hours, the number of active COVID-19 cases decreased by 9,686. As many as 15,04,713 tests were conducted on Tuesday, bringing the country’s cumulative total of tests to detect COVID-19 to 56,74,50,185.
The daily positive rate is 1.25%. In the past 30 days, it has been less than 3%. The weekly positive rate was 1.82%. According to the ministry, this percentage has been below 3% in the past 96 days. The number of people recovering from the disease surged to 3,29,86,180, and the case fatality rate was 1.33%. So far, under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the cumulative dose in the country has exceeded 8.766 million. The total number of COVID-19 in India exceeded the 2 million mark on August 7, 2020, exceeded the 3 million mark on August 23, exceeded 4 million on September 5, and exceeded 5 million on September 16. It exceeded 6 million on September 28, over 7 million on October 11, and 8 million on October 29, 9 million on November 20, and 10 million on December 19. India crossed 20 million and 30 million milestones on May 4 and June 23.
The additional 378 deaths include 149 in Kerala, 64 in Haryana and 60 in Maharashtra. To date, the country has reported a total of 4,47,751 deaths, including 1,38,962 in Maharashtra, 37,763 in Karnataka, 35,526 in Tamil Nadu, 25,087 in Delhi, and Kerala. There are 24,810 people in the state, 22,891 people are from Uttar Pradesh, 8 West Prad and Uttarakhand. The Ministry emphasized that more than 70% of deaths are caused by comorbidities. “Our data is being checked with the Medical Research Council of India,” the ministry said on its website, adding that the distribution of data in each state is subject to further verification and verification.
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