India reports 547 new COVID-19 cases; active caseload now 9,468
PTI, Nov 14, 2022, 10:09 AM IST
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New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 547 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 8, 2020, taking the tally of the infection in the country to 4,46,66,924, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The count of active cases has fallen below 10,000 for the first time since April 2020, while the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,30,532 with one fatality being reported from Maharashtra, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A total of 540 COVID-19 cases were reported on April 8, 2020.
The active cases now comprise 0.02 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.79 percent, according to the health ministry website. The count of active COVID-19 cases now stands at 9,468.
A decrease of 2,839 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,41,26,924, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 percent, it added.
According to the ministry’s website, 219.80 crore doses of vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
India’s COVID-19 infection tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19.
The country crossed the grim milestones of two crore COVID-19 cases on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year, and four crores on January 25 this year.
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