17 deaths related to the virus!
The cases of the horrific covid has been rising in the country, India Is witnessing a surge in daily cases tally whereas on Tuesday, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,33,19,396 with 9,923 fresh cases, while the number of active cases increased to 79,313.
According to Union health ministry data,
The death count climbed to 5,24,890 with 17 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Further the ministry said, The active cases comprise 0.18 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.61 per cent, the ministry said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,27,15,193, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.21 per cent, it said.
So far, 196.32 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country under the nationwide inoculation drive, according to the ministry.
Of the total 5,24,890 deaths reported so far in the country, 1,47,888 were from Maharashtra, 69,889 from Kerala, 40,113 from Karnataka, 38,026 from Tamil Nadu, 26,238 from Delhi, 23,527 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,209 from West Bengal.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
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