The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,650). The death toll stands at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated
A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 test. File Pic
India logged 145 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases dipped to 1,946, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,650). The death toll stands at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated.
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The daily positivity was recorded at 0.08 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent.
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The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.81 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 16 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,48,976 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.22 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. 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.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 last year.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Thursday reported 17 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,37,009, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,420, a health official said.
The recovery count increased by 19 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,88,464, leaving the state with 125 active cases, he said.
The state's recovery rate is 98.17 per cent and the fatality rate stands at 1.82 per cent.
As per official data, 8,61,44,059 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state so far, including 10,893 in the last 24 hours.
It also said, since December 24, a total of 10,518 of 4,61,083 international passengers who arrived at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur airports were subjected to RT-PCR tests to detect coronavirus, and 24 reports had returned positive.
All the 24 samples have been sent for whole genome sequencing to map the genetic makeup of a virus to find out new variants.
The 24 patients comprise six from Mumbai, three from Pune, one each from Navi Mumbai, Amravati and Sangli, while four are from Gujarat, two from Kerala and one each from Goa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha and Telangana.
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