India added 10,093 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 57,542, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,114 with 23 deaths. While five deaths were reported from Delhi, three each were from Chattisgarh and Rajasthan, two each from Karnataka and Maharashtra, one each from Haryana, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand and four reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.61 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.78 percent.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,48,18,115) The active cases now comprise 0.13 percent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.68 percent, according to the health ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,42,29,459, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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(Edited by : Anshul)
First Published: Apr 16, 2023 11:58 AM IST
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