Covid cases see jump for third day in a row; 44,230 test positive
Coronavirus India: With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 3,15,72,344 on Friday, while the death toll due to the coronavirus shot up to 4,23,217 with 555 more people succumbing to it, the Union Health Ministry said.
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according to the updates given by the ministry on the Covid-19 situation in India.
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The number of active cases of coronavirus has gone up to 4,05,155, accounting for 1.28 per cent of the total Covid-19 caseload, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.38 per cent, the data showed.
An increase of 1,315 coronavirus cases was recorded in the active tally in a span of 24 hours.
Also, 18,16,277 tests to detect the infection were carried out on Thursday, taking the total number of such tests conducted so far in the country to 46,46,50,723, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.44 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.43 per cent, according to the ministry.
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The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 3,07,43,972, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data showed.
The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has reached 45.6 crore. The 555 fresh fatalities include 190 from Maharashtra and 128 from Kerala.
A total of 4,23,217 Covid deaths have been reported in the country so far, including 1,32,335 from Maharashtra, 36,491 from Karnataka, 34,023 from Tamil Nadu, 25,049 from Delhi, 22,755 from Uttar Pradesh, 18,123 from West Bengal and 16,290 from Punjab.
-PTC News
