A man with breathing problem is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, January 24, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
New Delhi: India added 1,49,394 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total virus tally to 4,19,52,712, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll climbed to 5,00,055 with 1,072 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Of these, 631 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, while 441 deaths were added retrospectively by the Kerala government based on compensation claims it has received.
“The active cases comprise 3.42% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 95.39%,” the ministry said.
A reduction of 98,352 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
“The daily positivity rate was recorded at 9.27% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 12.03%,” according to the ministry.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 168.47 crores.
“Of the 601 deaths in Kerala, 36 were reported in the last 24 hours, 124 were those which occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 441 were designated as COVID deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court,” the state government said on Thursday.
A total of 5,00,055 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,42,859 from Maharashtra, 56,701 from Kerala, 39,197 from Karnataka, 37,666 from Tamil Nadu, 25,932 from Delhi, 23,277 from Uttar Pradesh and 20,723 from West Bengal.
(PTI)