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Covid Tally: India Logs 43,509 Infections As Cases Rise For Second Consecutive Day

The death toll climbed to 4,22,662 with 640 fresh fatalities.

Covid Tally: India Logs 43,509 Infections As Cases Rise For Second Consecutive Day
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The active Covid-19 cases in India바카라 웹사이트registered an increase for the second consecutive day,바카라 웹사이트according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The country logged 43,509 new coronavirus infections taking바카라 웹사이트the total바카라 웹사이트tally to바카라 웹사이트 3,15,28,114.

The바카라 웹사이트death toll climbed to바카라 웹사이트4,22,662바카라 웹사이트with 640 fresh fatalities.

The active cases have increased to 4,03,840바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트comprise 1.28 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.38 per cent,바카라 웹사이트the data updated at 8 am showed.

The daily바카라 웹사이트positivity rate was recorded at바카라 웹사이트2.52바카라 웹사이트per cent, the ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate was recorded at바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트2.38바카라 웹사이트per cent.

An increase of 4,404바카라 웹사이트cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of바카라 웹사이트24 hours.

The바카라 웹사이트number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,07,01,612, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data stated.

Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 45.07바카라 웹사이트crore under the nationwide vaccination drive.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,바카라 웹사이트30 lakh on바카라 웹사이트August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and바카라 웹사이트50 lakh on바카라 웹사이트September 16.It went past바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트60 lakh on September 28,바카라 웹사이트

70 lakh on바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,바카라 웹사이트90 lakh on바카라 웹사이트November 20 and바카라 웹사이트surpassed the바카라 웹사이트one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

As many as 17,28,795 tests were conducted on Wednesday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to바카라 웹사이트46,26,29,773.

The ministry said the바카라 웹사이트640 new fatalities include 286 from Maharashtra and 131 from Kerala.

A total of바카라 웹사이트4,22,662바카라 웹사이트deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,32,145 from Maharashtra, 36,456 from Karnataka, 33,995바카라 웹사이트from Tamil Nadu,바카라 웹사이트25,049 from바카라 웹사이트Delhi, 22,755 from Uttar Pradesh, 18,109 from바카라 웹사이트West Bengal and 16,286 from Punjab.

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

(PTI inputs)

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