By PTI
NEW DELHI: With 30,256 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,34,78,419, while the active cases declined to 3,18,181, the lowest in 1,823 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll climbed to 4,45,133 with 295 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The active cases have declined to 3,18,181 comprising 0.95 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.72 per cent, the health ministry said.
30,256 fresh cases of #COVID19, 43,938 recoveries, and 295 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.Express Photo | @KARTHIKALAGU86 pic.twitter.com/tA115ltDcv
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 20, 2021
A reduction of 13,977 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Also, 11,77,607 tests were conducted on Sunday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 55,36,21,766.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.57 per cent.
It has been less than 3 per cent for the last 21 days.
The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.07 per cent.
It has been below 3 per cent for the last 87 days, according to the health ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 3,27,15,105, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent, it said.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has exceeded 80.85 crore, according to the ministry.
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.
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.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.
