India reports over 2.5 lakh Covid cases, 627 fatalities
PTI, Jan 28, 2022, 10:41 AM IST
New Delhi: With 2,51,209 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.06 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll has climbed to 4,92,327 with 627 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases decreased by 96,861 to reach 21,05,611 — 5.18 percent of the total infections — while the country’s recovery rate stands at 93.60 percent, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 15.88 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was 17.47 percent, according to the health ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,80,24,771, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 percent, the ministry said
After the Friday update, the total number of infections stands at 4,06,22,709, it said.
Meanwhile, the cumulative number of anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 164.44 crore.
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.
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