New Delhi: India recorded 6,660 new coronavirus infections in a day, while active cases have decreased to 63,380, the union health ministry data updated on Tuesday said.
The death toll in the last three years has increased to 5,31,369 with 24 deaths logged in a day. The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.52% and the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 5.42%.
According to the ministry’s data, the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.67% The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,43, 11,078, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18%.
So far, the country has administered 220.66 crore doses of covid vaccine under its nationwide vaccination drive. Earlier, union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan had written to eight states, witnessing rising numbers of covid-19 cases, to boost surveillance measures and improve hospital infrastructure.