New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): India logged 10,126 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 266 days, while the active cases dipped to 1,40,638, the lowest in 263 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
With the fresh cases, the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 3,43,77,113.
The death toll climbed to 4,61,389 with 332 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 32 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 135 consecutive days now.
The active cases comprise 0.41 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.25 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said. A decrease of 2,188 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.93 per cent. It has been less than two per cent for last 36 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.25 per cent. It has been below two per cent for the last 46 days, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,37,75,086, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.34 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 109.08 crore.
What Does Your Face Say About Your Health?
The Top Viral YouTube Videos of 2017
Meet R.N. Ravi, who is mediating peace with the Nagas
An orbiting message of peace
Leave a Reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked (required)