NEW DELHI: India recorded a single-day rise of 1,590 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 146 days taking the cumulative Infection tally to 4,47,02,257.
The active cases accounting for 0.02 per cent of the total caseload climbed to 8,601. The daily positivity was recorded at 1.33 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.23 per cent.
The death toll rose to 5,30,824 with six more fatalities – three reported from Maharashtra and one each recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, the number of recuperations has gone up to 4,41,62,832.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.65 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to beneficiaries across the country.