The number of new coronavirus cases in India increased slightly on Friday compared to the day before, but remained below the 3,000 mark. In the last 24 hours, the country has seen a total of 2,841 new cases, bringing the total to 4,316,16,254. According to official data, India had bnine deaths during the same time period.

The active caseload in the country is currently 18,604, accounting for 0.04 percent of all cases. The weekly positivity rate is 0.69 percent, while the daily positivity rate is 0.58 percent. In the last 24 hours, 3,295 people have been found, bringing the total number of people found to 4,25,73,460 and the recovery rate to 98.74 percent.

According to the health ministry, 84.29 crore samples have been tested for coronavirus so far, with 4,86,628 tests carried out in the last 24 hours.

India has reached 190.99 crore doses of vaccine coverage. For the age group of 12 to 14, over 3.12 crore first doses and over 1.13 crore second doses have been administered. The 15 to 18 age group has received over 5.88 crore first doses and over 4.36 crore second doses. Meanwhile, people over the age of 60, healthcare workers, and frontline workers have received 2,91,27,285 precaution doses (booster shots).

In the meantime, coronavirus cases are on the rise all over the world. North Korea admitted its first patient on Thursday, and within hours, the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, declared a state of emergency as the country grappled with a health crisis. Six people have also died as a result of a fever that has spread “explosively,” according to Reuters, citing local media. Other countries, such as China, Italy, and the United States, are also seeing an increase in daily cases.