The death count climbed to 5,30,461!
New Delhi: On Thursday, 03 November 2022, with 1,321 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,46,57,149, while the active cases declined to 16,098, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.
The death count climbed to 5,30,461 with nine fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.78 per cent, according to the ministry website.
On Tuesday, the national capital recorded 63 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.
No new fatalities were recorded due to the infection. The fresh cases came out of the 5,325 tests conducted the previous day.
With the fresh cases, the infection tally in Delhi rose to 20,06,266 while the death toll remained unchanged at 26,509.
The number of active cases stands at 353 while the number of patients in home isolation is 261. Out of 8,778 beds in hospitals, 44 are occupied.
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