India records 25,404 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, positivity rate remains below 3%

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 25,404 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,89,579, while the count of active cases declined to 3,62,207, according to Union health ministry data on Tuesday. The toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,43,213, with 339 daily fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed. The tally of active cases has declined to 3,62,207, which comprises 1.09 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.58 percent, the ministry said. A reduction of 12,062 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. Also, 14,30,891 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country on Monday, taking the total of such examinations to 54,44,44,967. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.78 percent. This has been below three percent for the last 15 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.07 percent. The figure has been below three percent for the last 81 days, according to the health ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,24,84,159, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 percent. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 75.22 crore, according to the ministry. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one crore-mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore cases on May 4 and three crore on June 23.