NEW DELHI: India recorded 594 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, while the number of active cases rose to 2,669 from 2,311 the previous day, according to information from the Union Health Ministry.
The number of COVID-19 in the country amounts to 4. 50 crore rupees (4,50,06,572).
The death toll has risen to 5,33,327 and six more people, three from Kerala, two from Karnataka and one from Punjab, have succumbed to the viral disease, according to data updated at 8am.
The number of people cured of the disease amounted to 4,44,70,576.
The national recovery rate is 98. 81 percent, according to the Ministry of Health’s website. The case fatality rate stands at 1. 19 percent.
According to the ministry’s website, 220. 67 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country.
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