India logs 1,096 new COVID-19 cases, 81 deaths in last 24 hours

The active cases count comprised 0.03 per cent of the
total infections, while the national COVID-19
recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent

 

NEW DELHI:

India’s virus tally rose to 43,028,131 with 1,096 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the number of active infections further declined to 13,013, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

 

The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 5,21,345 with 81 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

 

The active cases count comprised 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

 

A reduction of 432 cases has been recorded in the number of active COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, according to the data.

 

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.24 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.23 per cent, according to the Health Ministry.

 

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 42,493,773, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent.

 

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 184.66 crore.

 

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020; 30 lakh on August 23; 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28; 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29; 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed one crore on December 19.