New Delhi: With 30,548 new infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload touched 88,45,127 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the Coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,30,070 with 435 new fatalities.
There are 4,65,478 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country as on date which comprise 5.26 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The total number of recoveries has surged to 82,49,579, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.27 per cent. The Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August and 40 lakh on 5 September. It went past 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October and crossed 80 lakh on 29 October.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 12,56,98,525 samples had been tested till 15 November with 8,61,706 being tested on Sunday.
The 435 new fatalities include 95 from Delhi, 60 from Maharashtra, 51 from West Bengal, 30 from Punjab, and 21 each from Karnataka and Kerala.
The total 1,30,070 deaths reported so far in the country include 45,974 from Maharashtra, followed by 11,529 from Karnataka, 11,478 from Tamilnadu, 7,661 from West Bengal, 7,614 from Delhi, 7,372 from Uttar Pradesh, 6,868 from Andhra Pradesh, 4,458 from Punjab and 3,803 from Gujarat.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.