In the last 24 hours, India reported 6,298 fresh Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
The new fatalities increased the overall death toll to 5,28,273.
The active caseload spiked to 46,748, accounting for 0.1 percent of the country’s total positive cases.
The recovery of 5,916 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,47,756. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.71 percent.
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Meanwhile, the daily and weekly positivity rates stood at 1.89 percent and 1.70 percent, respectively.
Also in the same period, 3,33,964 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.09 crores.
As of Friday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 216.17 crores.
Over 4.07 crore adolescents have been administered a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the vaccination drive for this age bracket.
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