Active covid-19 cases in India rise to 20,635

A medic collects a swab sample of a woman for COVID test, in Jammu, on Saturday. pic/pti

India logged 3,451 new Coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 4,31,02,194, while the active cases rose to 20,635, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death toll climbed to 5,24,064 with 40 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 332 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.96 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.83 per cent, according to the ministry.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 190.20 crore.

4,31,02,194 Total no. of Coronavirus cases in india so far
5,24,064 Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far
20,635 total no. of active cases in India

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