India recorded a single-day surge of 20,038 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 4,37,10,027, while the number of active cases jumped to 1,39,073, according to Union Health Ministry data issued on Friday, news agency PTI reported.
The disease's death toll has risen to 5,25,604 with 47 additional fatalities reported, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated at 8 a.m.
According to the health ministry, active cases now account for 0.32 percent of overall infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.48 percent.
The statistics indicated that the country's active COVID-19 caseload increased by 2,997 cases in 24 hours.
According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 4.44 percent and the weekly positivity rate was 4.30 percent.
According to the statistics, the number of patients who have recovered from the sickness has risen to 4,30,45,350, with a case fatality rate of 1.20 percent.
According to the government, 199.47 crore vaccine doses have been delivered across the country as part of the statewide COVID immunisation campaign.
On August 7, 2020, India's COVID-19 infection tally surpassed the 20-lakh barrier, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and one-crore mark on December 19, 2020.
On May 4, 2021, the country passed the grim milestone of two crore instances, three crore on June 23, 2021, and four crore on January 25, this year.
The sickness claimed the lives of 47 people in the country, including 20 in Kerala, five in West Bengal, four in Maharashtra, three in Punjab, two each in Assam, Bihar, Haryana, and Uttarakhand, and one each in Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagaland, and Sikkim.
(With Inputs From PTI)