India logged 5,108 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,45,10,057, while the active cases dipped to 45,749, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The death toll climbed to 52,82,16 with 19 fatalities, which includes 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.10 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.71 per cent, the ministry said. The daily positivity rate stood at 1.44 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.70 per cent.