India adds 30,549 coronavirus infections, active cases fall after six days

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,17,26,507 on Tuesday with 30,549 more people testing positive for the disease while the active caseload declined after six days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 4,25,195 with 422 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases came down to 4,04,958, which comprises 1.28 percent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 97.38 percent, it showed. A decrease of 8,760 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. As many as 16,49,295 COVID-19 tests were conducted on 1 August, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the country to 47,12,94,789. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.85 percent. The weekly positivity rate stood at 2.39 percent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,08,96,354 while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 percent, the data stated. The total number of Covid vaccine doses administered so far as part of the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 47.85 crore. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August 7, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September. It went past 60 lakh on  28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December. The caseload crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on 4 May and 3 crore on 23 June. The 422 new fatalities include 118 from Kerala and 90 from Maharashtra, the data stated. So far, 4,25,195 deaths have been recorded in the country, including 1,33,038 from Maharashtra, 36,612 from Karnataka, 34,130 from Tamil Nadu, 25,054 from Delhi, 22,763 from Uttar Pradesh, 18,161 from West Bengal and 16,294 from Punjab. The health ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.