Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec.13: The Union Health Ministry on Monday released its health bulletin according to which India’s coronavirus tally surged to 3,46,97,860, with 7,350 persons testing positive for the infection in a single day, but the number of active cases fell to 91,456, the lowest in 561 days.
According to figures updated at 8 a.m., the pandemic death toll has risen to 4,75,636 with 202 new fatalities. For the past 46 days, the daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been below 15,000 per day. The number of active cases has dropped to 91,456, accounting for 0.26 percent of all infections, the lowest since March 2020, according to the Health Ministry, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.37 percent, the highest since March 2020.
In just 24 hours, the active COVID-19 case count has dropped by 825 cases. The daily positivity rate was 0.86 percent on average. For the past 70 days, it has been less than 2%. The positivity rate for the week was 0.69 percent. According to the ministry, it has been below 1% for the past 29 days.
The number of persons who have recovered from the virus has risen to 3,41,30,768, with a 1.37 percent case fatality rate. The total number of doses given out in the country as part of the statewide COVID-19 vaccination effort has surpassed 133.17 crore. On August 7, 2020, India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 20 lakh; 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. On September 28, it surpassed 60 lakh; on October 11, it surpassed 70 lakh; on October 29, it surpassed 80 lakh; on November 20, it surpassed 90 lakh; and on December 19, it topped one crore. On May 4, India passed the two-crore-coronavirus-case mark, and on June 23, it passed the three-crore-coronavirus-case mark.
