The number of coronavirus infections in India has surged to 10,542, while the number of active cases has risen to 63,562, according to figures updated on Wednesday by the Union Health Ministry.
The figures updated at 8 am showed that the death toll rose to 5,31,190 with 38 deaths, including 11 that Kerala reconciled. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,48,45,401).
The weekly positivity rate was estimated to be 5.1 per cent, while the daily positivity rate was 4.39 per cent. According to the ministry, the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.67%, and the active cases currently make up 0.14 per cent of all infections.
4,42,50,649 individuals have recovered from the disease, and the case fatality rate has been reported at 1.18 per cent. The website of the ministry reports that the country has already received 220.66 crore doses of the Covid vaccine as part of the ongoing national vaccination campaign.
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