India logs 2,876 new Covid infections, 98 more deaths

PTI, Mar 16, 2022, 9:56 AM IST

New Delhi: India logged 2,876 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,29,98,938, while the active cases dipped to 32,811, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The death toll climbed to 5,16,072 with 98 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The active cases comprised 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate further improved to 98.72 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 1,106 cases had been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,50,055 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.2 per cent, the ministry said.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid vaccination drive had exceeded 180.6 crore, it said.

According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.38 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.44 per cent.

As many as 78.05 crore total tests had been conducted so far and 7,52,818 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, it said.