Active Covid cases decline to 7,175

PTI, Nov 17, 2022, 9:37 AM IST

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New Delhi: India logged 635 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,46,67,311, while the active cases declined to 7,175, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The death toll climbed to 5,30,546 with 11 fatalities which include nine deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.02 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.79 percent, according to the ministry website.

A decrease of 386 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,29,590, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent.  According to the ministry’s website, 219.83 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.  The country crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4 and three crores on June 23 last year. It crossed four crores on January 25 this year.

The two deaths reported in the last 24 hours include one each from Delhi and Maharashtra.