India clocks 41,965 new COVID cases, 460 deaths; active cases up by 7,541 in 24 hours

New Delhi: With 41,965 people testing positive for COVID-19, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,28,10,845, while active cases have increased to 3,78,181, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,39,020 with 460 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The number of active cases has increased to 3,78,181 and comprise 1.15 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 97.51 percent, ministry said. It said that active cases increased by 7,541 in a span of 24 hours. On Tuesday, 16,06,785 tests were conducted, taking the total cumulative tests done so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 52,31,84,293. The daily positivity rate has been recorded 2.61 percent, the ministry said. The weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 2.58 percent and it has been below three percent for the last 68 days, it said and added that the trend of less than 50,000 daily cases is being reported for 66 consecutive days now. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to3,19,93,644, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 percent, the data stated. With 1.33 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, the highest ever in a single day, the cumulative doses given in the country under the vaccination drive has exceeded 65.41 crore, according to the ministry. 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. The 460 new fatalities include 115 from Kerala and 104 from Maharashtra, the ministry said. It said that 4,39,020 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,37,313 from Maharashtra, 37,318 from Karnataka, 34,921 from Tamil Nadu, 25,082 from Delhi, 22,823 from Uttar Pradesh, 20,788 from Kerala and 18,447 from West Bengal. The health ministry said 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.