New Delhi, 23 October
According to the Union Health Ministry data, India witnessed a single-day increase of 16,326 new Covid cases to reach 3,41,59,56, while active cases declined to 1,73,728, the highest in 233 days. is less. on Saturday.
According to the data updated at 8 am, the death toll has risen to 4,53,708 with 666 deaths reported daily.
The daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 29 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 118 consecutive days.
The Health Ministry said that the active cases have come down to 1,73,728, which account for 0.51 per cent of the total infections, which is the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid recovery rate has been recorded at 98.16 per cent, the highest since March 2020. is the most.
A decrease of 2,017 cases has been recorded in the total active cases of Covid in the 24-hour period.
In addition, 13,64,681 tests were conducted on Friday, taking the total cumulative tests for COVID detection in the country so far to 59,84,31,162.
According to the health ministry, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.2 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.24 per cent.
The number of people recovering from the disease increased to 3,35,32,126, while the death rate was recorded at 1.33 percent.
The cumulative dose administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID vaccination campaign has exceeded 101.3 crores. PTI