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Economic Times | 20 Jan, 2023 | 11:30AM IST
Covid News LIVE Updates: India reports 145 new coronavirus cases, active caseload dips to 1,946
Covid News Live: India logged 145 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases dipped to 1,946, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,650).
The death toll stands at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.08 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent.
The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.81 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 16 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 4,41,48,976 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry's website, 220.22 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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 and 50 lakh on September 16.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 last year.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,650).
The death toll stands at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.08 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent.
The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.81 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 16 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 4,41,48,976 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry's website, 220.22 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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 and 50 lakh on September 16.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 last year.
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