India reports 131 new COVID Cases, two deaths

New Delhi, January 21: India saw a single-day rise of 131 new coronavirus infections while active cases declined to 1,940, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.

The total number of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,781).

The death toll stands at 5,30,730 with one death reconciled by Kerala and one reported by Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, according to the data updated at 8 am.

Both the daily and weekly positivity were recorded at 0.08 percent.

The active cases now comprise 0.01 percent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.81 percent, according to the Health ministry’s website.

A decrease of six cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,49,111 while the case fatality rate was at 1.19 percent.

According to the ministry website, 220.24 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakhs on August 23, 40 lakhs on September 5, and 50 lakhs on September 16. It struck 60 lakh cases on September 28, 70 lakhs on October 11, 80 lakhs on October 29, 90 lakhs on November 20, and the one-crore mark on December 19.

The grim milestone of two crore cases was passed on May 4 and three crores on June 23, 2021. The four-crore cases mark was hit on January 25, 2022.

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