New Delhi: India has reported 132 new coronavirus infections, pushing the case tally to 4.46 crore, while the active caseload increased to 1,820, data released by the Union health ministry said on Saturday said
The death toll stands at 5,30,750, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.10 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.09 per cent, the ministry said.
Active cases currently comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.81 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,51,424, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.62 crore doses of vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation 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. 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 the one-crore mark on December 19, 2020. The country crossed two crore cases on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore cases on January 25 this year.