India logs 42,766 new COVID-19 cases, 1,206 deaths in last 24 hours

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India has recorded 42,766 new COVID-19 cases, 1,206 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.

India’s active caseload stands at 4,55,033. The active cases constitute 1.48% of total cases.

2,99,33,538 people have recovered across the country so far. The recovery rate has risen to 97.20%.

37.21 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive.

The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.34%.

The daily positivity rate is at 2.19%, less than 3% for 19 consecutive days.

The testing capacity has been substantially ramped up –42.90 crore total tests have been conducted.

(IANS inputs)