India logs 2,529 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
New Delhi, October 6: India recorded 2,529 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,04,463, while the active cases dipped to 32,282, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,745 with 12 fatalities which include eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.07 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.74 percent, the ministry said.
A decline of 1,036 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.07 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.38 percent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,43,436, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.
According to the ministry, 218.84 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 four fatalities reported in the last 24 hours include one each from Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal.
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