India Registers Over 18000 New Covid-19 Cases, Active Cases Surpass 1.28 Lakh

With 18,257 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,22,651, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death toll climbed to 5,25,428 with 42 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.30 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 percent, the ministry said.

An increase of 3,662 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.22 percent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.08 percent, according to the ministry

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,29,68,533, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 percent.

According to the ministry, 198.76 crore doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.