A medic collects a swab sample of a man for a COVID-19 test at Nerul railway station in Navi Mumbai, January 29, 2022. Photo: PTI
New Delhi: With 1,67,059 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.14 crore, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll has climbed to 4,96,242 with 1,192 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am showed. Of these deaths, 554 were reported in the past 24 hours and 638 were part of Kerala’s reconciliation exercise, the ministry said.
“The active cases decreased by 88,209 to reach 17,43,059 or 4.20% of the total infections while the country’s recovery rate stands at 94.60%,” the ministry said.
“The daily positivity rate was recorded at 11.69%, while the weekly positivity rate was 15.25%,” according to the health ministry.
“The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,92,30,198 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20%,” the ministry said
“With the fresh cases, the total number of infections stands at 4,14,69,499,” it said.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 166.68 crores.
(PTI)