Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.73%, the Health Ministry said. An increase of 1,730 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.62% while the weekly positivity rate was 0.91%, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,30,852, while the case fatality rate was 1.22%.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 194.12 crore.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.