New Delhi, May 10
With 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s tally of covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689, while the active cases decreased to 19,637, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 5,24,103 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprised 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national covid-19 recovery rate was 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 766 cases has been recorded in the active covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.47 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.79 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,63,949, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 190.50 crore.
The 10 new fatalities include six from Kerala, three from Delhi and one from Karnataka.