New 1,249 New Covid Cases In India

The death count has increased to 5,30,818…

On Friday, 24 March 2023, India witnessed 1,249 new covid cases, while the active cases have increased to 7,927, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

The death count has reached 5,30,818 with one death each reported by Karnataka and Gujarat, the data updated at 8 am.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent while the weekly positivity was recorded at 1.14 per cent.

Total Covid cases were recorded as 4.47 crore (4,47,00,667).

The active cases now comprise 0.02 per cent of the total infections, while the national covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.79 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

As many as 92.07 crore tests for the detection of Covid have been conducted so far with 1,05,316 tests being undertaken in the last 24 hours.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,61,922, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

According to the Health ministry's website, 220.65 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in India under the nationwide vaccination drive.