NEW DELHI: India reported a drop in coronavirus cases adding 5,874 new coronavirus cases, while the active case count dropped to 49,015. This took the COVID-19 tally to 4.49 crore (4,49,45,389). The active cases now comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.71 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.31 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 4.25 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease went up to 4,43,64,841. The case fatality stood at 118 per cent. The death toll rose to 5,31,533 with 25 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala.
According to the ministry’s website 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.