India logs 2,075 fresh COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths
According to data from the Union Health Ministry, India's COVID-19 tally increased to 4, 30, 06,080 on Saturday, with 2,075 new infections, while active cases fell to 27,802. The death toll from the viral disease has risen to 5, 16,352 with 71 new fatalities, according to data updated at 8 a.m. Active cases account for 0.06 percent of all infections. According to the health ministry, the national COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.73%. In the last 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload has been reduced by 1,379 cases. According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 0.56 percent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.41 percent. In the last 24 hours, a total of 3, 70,514 COVID-19 tests were performed. According to the report, India has conducted over 78.22 crore tests. The total number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 4, 24 61,926. The case fatality rate was 1.20 percent, according to the report. The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country as part of the nationwide vaccination drive has surpassed 181.04 crore.On August 7, 2020, India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 20 lakh, followed by 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It surpassed 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and one crore on December 19. On May 4, 2021, India passed the two-crore mark, and on June 23, 2021, it passed the three-crore mark. Among the 71 new fatalities are 59 from Kerala. There were 1,43,765 deaths in Maharashtra, 67,197 in Kerala, 40,033 in Karnataka, 38,025 in Tamil Nadu, 26,145 in Delhi, 23,492 in Uttar Pradesh, and 21,193 in West Bengal, out of a total of 5,16,352 in the country. The health ministry emphasized that comorbidity were responsible for more than 70% of the deaths. "Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that the state-by-state distribution of figures is still subject to verification and reconciliation.