New Delhi: With 22,273 India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 1,01,69,118 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the country’s death toll reached to 1,47,343 with 251 new deaths – the lowest since the last six months.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 97,40,108, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.78 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent
The active caseload remained below three lakh for the fifth consecutive day. There are 2,81,667 active Coronavirus infections in the country, constituting 2.77 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
India’s Covid-19 infection tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September.
It went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 16,71,59,289 samples have been tested up to 25 December, including 8,53,527 on Friday
The 251 new fatalities include 71 from Maharashtra, 31 from West Bengal and 30 from Delhi.
The total 1,47,343 deaths reported so far in the country include 49,129 from Maharashtra, followed by 12,048 from Tamilnadu, 12,044 from Karnataka, 10,414 from Delhi, 9,536 from West Bengal, 8,279 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,091 from Andhra Pradesh and 5,269 from Punjab
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.