7,533 new Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths logged in India
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New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 4,49 crore with 7,533 new cases, while the number of active cases dropped to 53,852 on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
According to figures revised by the ministry at 8 am, the death toll rose to 5,31,468 with 44 deaths, including 16 fatalities confirmed by Kerala.
The active cases now comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, it said.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.69 per cent, according to the data shared on the ministry’s website.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 4,43,47,024, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
India has so far recorded a total of 4.49 crore Covid cases.
According to the ministry’s website, a total of 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive.
With PTI inputs
