Covid-19 Update: India Logs Over 7,000 Fresh Infections, Active Caseload Declines To 56,745

According to Union Health Ministry's data, a decline of 2,465 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. ?

PTI

Updated on: 3 September 2022 4:38 am

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With 7,219 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,44,49,726, while the active cases declined to 56,745, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. ?

The overall Covid-19 death toll rose to 5,27,965 with 33 fatalities in the last 24 hours, which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. ?

The active cases comprise 0.13 per cent of the total infections.

The national Covid-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.68 per cent, the health ministry said. ?

A decline of 2,465 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. ?

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.98 per cent and the weekly at 2.42 per cent, according to the health ministry. ?

The number of people who have recuperated from the infection surged to 4,38,65,016, while the case fatality rate ?was recorded at 1.19 per cent. ?

According to the ministry, 213.01 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. ?

India crossed the grim milestone of three crore on June 23 last year, and four crore on January 25 this year. ?

The 25 new fatalities include six from Maharashtra, three from Kerala, two each from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.?