5,664 new COVID-19 cases reported in India
New Delhi, Sept. 18: With 5,664 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,45,34,188, while the active cases increased to 47,922, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,337 with 35 fatalities which include 21 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.11 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.71 percent, the ministry said.
An increase of 1,074 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.96 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.79 percent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,39,57,929, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry, 216.56 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India’s COVID-19 tally 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.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4 and three crores on June 23 last year.
It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year.
The 14 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours include three from Maharashtra and two from Chhattisgarh.
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