With 45,352 people testing positive for COVID-19, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,29,03,289, while active cases have increased to 3,99,778, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll has climbed to 4,39,895 with 366 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The number of active cases comprise 1.22% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 97.45%, ministry said.
It said that active cases increased by 10,195 in a span of 24 hours.
The weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 2.66%. It has been below 3% for the last 70 days, it said.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 3,20,63,616.
On the Covid vaccination front, a total of 67.09 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
The surge in cases has come when the government has expressed concern about the virus spreading from the most affected Kerala state and the start of the festival season.
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