India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,06,25,428 with 14,545 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,02,83,708, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
undefined
The death toll increased to 1,53,032 with 163 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
undefined
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,02,83,708 pushing the national Covid-19 recovery rate of 96.78%, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.
undefined
The Covid-19 active caseload remained below 2 lakh for the third consecutive day. There are 1,88,688 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 1.78% of the total caseload, the data stated.
undefined
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 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.
undefined
According to the ICMR, 19,01,48,024 samples have been tested up to January 21 with 8,00,242 samples being tested on Thursday.
undefined