A decline of 769 cases in active caseload has been recorded!
New Delhi: On Monday, 12 September 2022, India logged 5,221 new covid-19 cases taking the total tally of covid cases to 4,45,00,580, while the active cases dipped to 47,176, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.
The death count climbed to 5,28,165 with 15 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the Health data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has increased to 98.71 per cent, the ministry added.
A decline of 769 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.82 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.72 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,39,25,239, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry, 215.26 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India's COVID-19 tally had reached 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 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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