India clocks 14,146 fresh COVID-19 infections, active cases now less than 1% of total tally

New Delhi: India recorded 14,146 fresh COVID-19 infections in a day taking the cumulative cases to 3,40,67,719 while the death toll climbed to 4,52,124 with 144 more fatalities, according to the Union health ministry’s data on Sunday. Active cases have declined to 1,95,846 and comprise 0.57 percent of the total infections. The national COVID recovery rate was recorded at 98.10 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed. In a day, the active caseload declined by 5,786. A total of 11,00,123 tests were conducted on Saturday, taking the cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 59,09,35,381. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,34,19,749, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 percent, the ministry said. Over 97.65 crore COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August , 2020, 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 11, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May and three crore on 23 June.