The death count increased to 5,28,913!
New Delhi: On Tuesday, 18 October 2022, India saw a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 182 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.
The number of cases reached 4,46,32,430, while the active cases have declined to 26,449, it said. There has been a decrease of 385 cases in the active Covid-19 caseload in 24 hours.
The death count increased to 5,28,913 with eight new fatalities, which include five deaths reconciled by Kerala. The three new fatalities were reported from Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 1.02 per cent, according to the health ministry data.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,77,068, while the case fatality rate was 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry, 219.37 crore doses of vaccines against Covid have been administered in the country under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
India's Covid-19 cases had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
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