Coronavirus: India reports 12,286 new cases, 91 deaths; recovery rate at 97%

First Published | Mar 2, 2021, 12:56 PM IST

India reports 12,286 new cases, 12,464 discharges and 91 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the health ministry.

India's Covid-19 cases rose to 1,11,24,527 with 12,286 new infections being reported in a day, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
The death toll increased to 1,57,248 with 91 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data showed.
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The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,98,921 which translates into a national Covid-19 recovery rate of 97.07%, while the case fatality rate has dropped 1.41%.
The active caseload was recorded at 1,68,358 which accounts for 1.51% of the total infections, the data stated.
As per the Health Ministry, a total of 1,48,54,136 people in the country have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed that a total of 21,76,18,057 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far including 7,59,283 samples that were tested yesterday.

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