Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 8: India recorded 3,451 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,02,194, with 20,635 active cases, according to data published on Sunday by the Union Health Ministry.
The death toll rose to 5,24,064 with 40 more deaths, according to figures updated at 8 a.m. According to the government, active cases are for 0.05 percent of total infections, with a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 98.74 percent.
In just 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload increased by 332 cases. According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 0.96 percent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.83 percent.
The number of persons who have recovered from the sickness has risen to 4,25,57,495, with a 1.22 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 190.20 crore. 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 milestone 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, the country passed the two-crore mark on May 4 and three-crore mark on June 23.
Thirty-five people died in Kerala, two in Delhi, and one each in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. So far, the country has reported 5,24,064 deaths, with 1,47,846 in Maharashtra, 69,245 in Kerala, 40,103 in Karnataka, 38,025 in Tamil Nadu, 26,179 in Delhi, 23,509 in Uttar Pradesh, and 21,203 in West Bengal.
