India reports 16,156 Covid cases, 733 deaths in 24 hours
India's recovery rate stands at 98.20 per cent, currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
India's recovery rate stands at 98.20 per cent, currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 30 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 119 consecutive days now.
The new fatalities have increased the overall death toll to 4,53,708. The number of daily deaths increased after Kerala revised data to add 292 fatalities from previous periods.
At present, India's caseload of active cases stands at 1,75,745 that is the lowest in 232 days.
India's recovery rate stands at 97.98 per cent, the highest since March 2020. The active caseload is presently at 2,36,643, which is the lowest in 206 days.
On Friday, India achieved a significant milestone in the battle against Covid-19, administering more than 2.50 crore vaccine doses on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 71st birthday.
A total of 28,591 fresh Covid infections and 338 deaths were reported in the country, the number of active cases also registered a decline in the past 24 hours.
The active cases in the country stand at 4,04,874, which accounts for 1.23 percent of the total cases, while the recovery rate is 97.44 percent.
Kerala alone accounts for a maximum number of active cases at present. The number of active cases in the state stands at 2,50,065 while the active cases in the country stand at 4,10,048, which accounts for 1.24 percent of total cases.
India's cumulative vaccination coverage has crossed the 67 crore landmark on Friday with the administration of 74,84,333 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours.
