Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 6: India added 1,07,474 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to data released on Sunday by the Union Health Ministry, bringing the overall number of COVID-19 infections to 4,21,88,138.
The active cases decreased to 12,25,011, while the death toll rose to 5,01,979, with 865 new deaths, according to the data updated at 8 a.m.
The active cases account for 2.90 percent of all infections, according to the ministry. A total of 2,13,246 patients recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 4,04,61,148 across the country. With this, the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 95.91 percent.
Over the course of 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload was reduced by 1,06,637 cases. A total of 14,48,513 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
On August 7, 2020, India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 20 lakh, followed by 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It exceeded the 60 lakh level on September 28, the 70 lakh mark on October 11, the 80 lakh mark on October 29, the 90 lakh mark on November 20, and the one-crore mark on December 19.
Last year, India passed the two-crore mark on May 4 and the three-crore mark on June 23.
