THERE have been over 11,000 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours in the country.
India recorded 11,109 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 236 days, while the active cases increased to 49,622, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
The daily positivity rate stood at 5.01% while the weekly positivity rate was at 4.29%.
The death toll climbed to 5,31,064 with 29 deaths.
While three deaths each were reported from Delhi and Rajasthan, two each were from Chhattisgarh and Punjab and one each from Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh besides nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The nationwide Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.71%, according to the health ministry website. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19%.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,42,10,127. According to the ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country.
