At 1.4 lakh, active Covid-19 cases in India lowest in 253 days

People throng a market on Diwali in Bikaner. Pic/PTI

India saw a single-day rise of 12,885 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country's infection tally to 3,43,21,025, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,48,579, the lowest in 253 days, according to Union Health Ministry data on Thursday.

The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,59,652, with 461 more fatalities being recorded, showed government data. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 27 straight days, and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 130 consecutive days now.

The tally of active cases has declined to 1,48,579 which comprises 0.43 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.23 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.

A decline of 2,630 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, as per the data. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent. It has been less than two per cent for 31 days.

The cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country so far has exceeded 107.63 crore. India had crossed the grim milestones of two crore cases on May 4 and three crore on June 23. The 461 new fatalities include 362 from Kerala, and 39 from Maharashtra.

The Health Ministry said over 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities. "Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," it said on its website.

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