With 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689, while the active cases decreased to 19,637, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The number of deaths climbed to 5,24,103 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 766 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.47 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.79 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,63,949, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 190.50 crore.
Koo App#COVID19 UPDATE 💠190.50 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 💠India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,637 💠Recovery Rate currently at 98.74% Read here: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1824017 #IndiaFightsCorona- PIB India (@PIB_India) 10 May 2022
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. 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.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.
The 10 new fatalities include six from Kerala, three from Delhi and one from Karnataka.
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