India recorded 34,973 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,31,74,954, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll climbed to 4,42,009 with 260 people died due to Covid-19 in 24 hours.
The active cases have increased to 3,90,646,comprising 1.18% of the total infections. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,23,42,299, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33%
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has exceeded 72.37 crore.
According to the Centre’s data, more than half of India’s adult population has received at least one dose of the anti-coronavirus vaccine while 18% got both shots.
News source: Business standard
