The death count has reached 5,31,258...
New Delhi: On Friday, 21 April 2023, India witnessed 11,692 new coronavirus cases.
While the number of active cases has reached 66,170, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am.
While, the death count reached 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.48 crore (4,48,69,684).
Now, the active cases comprise 0.15 percent of the total infections and the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.67 percent, the Union Health Ministry said.
The number of people recuperating from the disease surged to 4,42,72,256, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent.
According to the Union Health Ministry's website, 220.66 crore coronavirus doses of the vaccine so far have been administered in India under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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