Daily Covid-19 cases drop to 25,404 in India

Beneficiaries wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Gurugram on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

India logged 25,404 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,89,579, according to the Union health ministry data on Tuesday.

The death toll has climbed to 4,43,213, with 339 fresh fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The tally of active cases has declined by 12,062 to 3,62,207, comprising 1.09 per cent of the total infections.

While the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.58 per cent, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.78 per cent. This has been below three per cent for the last 15 days.

The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.07 per cent. The figure has been below three per cent for the last 81 days, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,24,84,159, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 75.22 crore, according to the ministry.

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