India sees dip in daily Covid-19 cases, reports 14,092 new infections

India reported 14,092 new COVID cases with 41 fatalities in past 24 hours. A decrease of 2,403 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload.

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New Delhi: India added 14,092 new coronavirus infections taking the virus tally to 4,42,53,464, while the active cases dipped to 1,16,861, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,037 with 41 fatalities which include 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.26 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.54 percent, the ministry said. A decrease of 2,403 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.69 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.57 percent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,36,09,566, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent. According to the ministry, 207.99 crore doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 that year. It crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4, 2021, and three crores on June 23, 2021. It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year. 

The 29 new fatalities include nine from Delhi, five from Karnataka, three each from Gujarat and West Bengal, two from Uttar Pradesh, and one each from Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.