Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 21: India reported 16,051 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally to 4,28,38,524, while the active cases dipped to 2,02,131, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll rose to 5,12,109, with 206 new deaths, according to figures updated at 8 a.m.
For the past 15 days, the daily COVID-19 instances have remained below one lakh. The active cases account for 0.47 percent of all infections, according to the ministry, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 98.33 percent. Over the course of 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload was reduced by 22,056 cases.
So far, the country has reported 5,12,109 deaths, with 1,43,582 deaths in Maharashtra, 64,145 in Kerala, 39,795 in Karnataka, 37,980 in Tamil Nadu, 26,101 in Delhi, 23,433 in Uttar Pradesh, and 21,132 in West Bengal.
More than 70% of the deaths, according to the ministry, were caused by comorbidities.
According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 1.93 percent, and the weekly positivity rate was 2.12 percent.