Kerala alone -- were reported in a 24-hour span, taking the cumulative death toll to 5,24,002. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose in 24 hours standing at 3,549.
Overall, 4,25,51,248 people have been recovered from Covid-19 since March 2020. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.76% while the weekly figure was recorded at 0.79%, the ministry said.
The cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has exceeded 189.81 crore. India's Covid caseload 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.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.