New Delhi: With 20,549 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 1,02,44,852 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll has increased to 1,48,439 with 286 new fatalities.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,34,141 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.99 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality ratestands at 1.45 per cent.
The Covid-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh for the ninth consecutive day. There are 2,62,272 active cases of Coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.56 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s Covid-19 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, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December.
According to the ICMR, 17,09,22,030 samples have been tested up to 29 December with 11,20,281 samples being tested on Tuesday.
The 286 new fatalities include 68 from Maharashtra, 30 from West Bengal, 28 from Delhi and 24 from Kerala.
A total of 1,48,43 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 49,373 from Maharashtra followed by 12,092 from Tamilnadu, 12,074 from Karnataka, 10,502 from Delhi,9,655 from West Bengal,8,340 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,100 from Andhra Pradesh and 5,322 from Punjab.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deathsoccurred due to comorbidities.