India on Friday registered 62,480 cases and 1,587 deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), taking the caseload and death toll to 29,762,793 and 383,490 respectively, according to the Union health ministry.
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As many as 88,977 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries in the country to 28,58,0647, the health ministry update at 8 am showed.
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India's active Covid-19 caseload has now declined by 28,084 to 7,98,656 -- less than 8 lakh after 73 days and now constitute 2.78% of the caseload.
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The Covid-19 recovery rate in the country has increased to 96.03%, while the weekly positivity rate remains below 5% -- currently at 3.80%. The daily positivity rate now stands at 3.24% -- less than 5 per cent for the 11th consecutive day.
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A total of 387,167,696 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far of which 1,929,476 were tested in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Friday.
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Cumulatively, 26,89,60,399 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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