New Delhi: With 45,576 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus cases touched 89,58,483 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the Covid-19 death toll climbed to 1,31,578 with 585 new fatalities.
The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the ninth consecutive day. There are 4,43,303 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country as on date which accounts for 4.95 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The total recoveries have surged to 83,83,602, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58 per cent, while 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 cumulative total of 12,85,08,389 samples have been tested up to 18 November, of which 10,28,203 samples were tested on Wednesday.
The 585 new fatalities include 131 from Delhi, 100 from Maharashtra, 54 from West Bengal, 31 from Punjab, 30 from Haryana, 29 from Uttar Pradesh, 28 from Kerala, 23 from Chhattisgarh and 21 from Karnataka.
Total 1,31,578 deaths reported so far in the country include 46,202 from Maharashtra, 11,578 from Karnataka, 11,531 from Tamilnadu, 7,943 from Delhi, 7,820 from West Bengal, 7,441 from Uttar Pradesh, 6,899 from Andhra Pradesh, 4,541 from Punjab and 3,823 from Gujarat.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.