Corona Cases Update: After witnessing a huge decline in the daily Covid infections, India has again registered a surge in Coronavirus cases. However, the daily tally remains below 40,000 for the second consecutive day.
The country has registered 37,875 new Covid cases, 39,114 recoveries, and 369 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry.
Total cases: 3,30,96,718
Active cases: 3,91,256
Total recoveries: 3,22,64,051
Death toll: 4,41,411
Total vaccination: 70,75,43,018 (78,47,625 in last 24 hours)
As many as 17,53,745 tests were conducted on Tuesday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 53,49,43,093.
The daily positivity rate was recorded as 2.16 per cent. It has been less than three per cent for last nine days
The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.49 per cent. It has been below three per cent for the last 75 days, according to the health ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,22,64,051, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive have exceeded 70.75 crores according to the ministry.
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.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4 and three crores on June 23.