India reports over 2.34 lakh COVID-19 cases, 893 fatalities in 24 hours

New Delhi: With 2,34,281 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.10 crore, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,94,091 with 893 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases decreased by 1,19,396 to reach 18,84,937 – 4.59 per cent of the total infections – while the country’s recovery rate stands at 93.89 per cent, the ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 14.50 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 16.40 per cent, according to the health ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,87,13,494, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent, it said. After the Sunday update, the total number of infections stands at 4,10,92,522, it said. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of anti-COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 165.70 crore. India surpassed the one-crore mark in the number of cases on 19 December, 2020. It crossed the grim milestone of two crores on 4 May, 2021, and three crores on 23 June, 2021. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.